THE IRON DOOR

Massive hinges and bolts and a date: 1872. Ponte…

TOWER

A simple circular stair in stone, unpainted onl…

CHEVRON

The choir-loft contains the organ keyboard and…

BIG DOOR

A tour de force door in intarsio is surrounded by…

NEAPOLITAN STATUES

Made by Neapolitan sculptors, the statues are a…

RAZZLE AND DAZZLE

The church of the Greater Seminary in Coimbra is…

ENTRY ARCH

The rusticated, arched entry to the Seminário…

BAROQUE DORIC

The two side buildings flanking the Seminário…

BOTANICAL GATE

The gate to the Seminar grounds was also built in…

FOUR PYRAMIDS

Another wonderful and bizarre element in the Se…

SEMINÁRIO MAIOR DE COIMBRA

This is the final instalment in our Spring 2016 B…

FLOWER RAIL

Mirrored elements encased in stone around a bal…

SMOKED UP

Abandoned and ghostly, the little pavilions in…

REFLECTING BASIN

One of the more interesting features in the tapa…

REFLECTING FOUNTAIN

Another reflecting pool, this time with a small…

PINK CHIMNEY

A view to the formal garden of the Palácio das Ne…

HOT HOUSE

The circular hot-house was added to the tapada (…

CORNUCOPIA VOLUTE

The Park of the Necessidades is a completely dif…

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