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Monuments in Leiria
Convento de Santo Agostinho e Antigo Seminário
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Rua Tenente Valadim
2400-126, Leiria
Monument whose construction was ordered by the bishop D. Gaspar do Casal in 1557, 12 years after Leiria became a city. During the early XX century, the Convent and the Santo Agostinho church were used as a military lodging. The convent’s cloister and the baroque front sided by two towers deserve a close look.
Torre de Menagem de Leiria / Castelo de Leiria
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Largo Doutor Manuel de Arriaga
2400, Leiria
The Torre de Menagem (donjon) was built by D. Dinis order in 1324. The tower and the enclosed space were used as royal prison from the XIV to the XVIII century. The inside, completely remodelled with a modern iron and wood structure, lodges an interesting museological nucleus, which illustrates the medieval military techniques and the fighting instruments. The castle can be also known through a series of audiovisual documents.
Edifício da Praça Rodrigues Lobo
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Praça Rodrigues Lobo, 3-4
2400-217, Leiria
Building with a V structure, with an attic. It has a an edge with floral motifs in glazed tile.
Edifício do Largo 5 de Outubro
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Largo 5 de Outubro
2400-031, Leiria
Building with a front half-covered with glazed tiles. One of the balconies is black, having two feminine figures at the ends.
Edifício do Largo Cândido dos Reis
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Largo Cândido dos Reis, 19-25
2400-112, Leiria
White and yellow building, with doors and windows rectangular.
Edifício do Largo 5 de Outubro
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Largo 5 de Outubro
2400-120, Leiria
Building with bevelling in glazed tiles painted with flowers. It has two fascias, column-like, siding the central windows. Under the balcony is an eagle.
Edifício da Rua Trindade Coelho
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Rua Trindade Coelho, 6-8
2410-189, Leiria
Yellow building with an attic, glazed tiles edges.
Edifício da Rua Tenente Valadim
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Rua Tenente Valadim
2410-190, Leiria
Building whose doors and windows have stone bevellings with floral motifs.
Edifício da Rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque
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Rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque
2400-051, Leiria
Yellow building, with a V structure and the central zone more elevated, standing out.
Edifício da Praça Rodrigues Lobo
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Praça Rodrigues Lobo, 41-43
2400-217, Leiria
This construction has a small stone balcony with two. On top of the building are three feminine images. In the beginning of the century the building’s structure was changed. It used to have one floor less and an arcade that connected it with the Banco Sottomayor building.