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CHEVRON
The choir-loft contains the organ keyboard and…

RAZZLE AND DAZZLE
The church of the Greater Seminary in Coimbra is…

BARREL VAULTS
It’s interesting to note that while the &…

FISH AND FOWL
As in your average Baroque Palace, the piano nob…

LANTERNS AND VAULTS
The monumental procession to the piano nobile c…

THE HORSE’S DOOR
The porte cochere of the Palácio do Correio-mo…

SCOUTING THE CLOISTER
The day we arrived at Grijó, tablet in hand (our…

CLOISTER CHIAROSCURO
The secondary cloister in Batalha is clad in a mi…

THE GLORIOUS DEAD
The magnificent chapter house in the monastery…

GOTHIC
Nothing is more Gothic in Portugal than the humo…

FCUC 7: GRAND STAIRS
A magnificent stair within a spectacular room.…

FCUC 5: SPLIT CORRIDOR
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Coim…

FCUC 3: ENTRY HALL
18th c. azulejos live with vaulted ceilings and…

THE THRONE, PART III
If you follow the popular TV show you might immag…

BONFIM
We live around the corner from this church and, n…

RUSTICATED ARCADE
Planned as a slaughterhouse, this giant buildi…

STONE PORTALS
Gothic-Mannerist detailing in the cloisters o…

CLOISTER CORRIDORS
Inside the rigidly classical cloister of São G…
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