Seven Wonders of Portugal
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The Seven Wonders of Portugal is a list of cultural wonders located in Portugal. The creation of the list was supported by the Ministry of Culture and organized by the companies Y&R Brands S.A. and Realizar S.A.
Initially 793 national monuments of Portugal
were listed by Instituto Português do Património Arquitectónico (IPPAR) as candidates, however in the first round of selections a board of experts reduced the number to 77. The contenders were further reduced to 21 finalist in four different categories by Conselho de Notáveis at the University of Évora
.
The six month long public elections started on 7 December 2006 to select the top seven wonders. Votes could be cast via internet, telephone
and SMS
. Results of the vote were announced on 7 July 2007 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon
, as were the results of the global New Seven Wonders of the World
contest.
Initially 793 national monuments of Portugal
Monuments of Portugal
The Monuments of Portugal were constructed throughout the Portuguese territory, and date back to the period of pre-historic settlement of occupation. Subsequently, the region that is today Portugal has been colonized by many civilizations, which have left marks in the territory, constructing...
were listed by Instituto Português do Património Arquitectónico (IPPAR) as candidates, however in the first round of selections a board of experts reduced the number to 77. The contenders were further reduced to 21 finalist in four different categories by Conselho de Notáveis at the University of Évora
University of Évora
The University of Évora is a public university in Évora, Portugal.-History:The University of Évora, the second oldest in Portugal, was founded in the 16th century by Cardinal Infante Dom Henrique , and by the Pope Paul IV, and it was delivered to the Society of Jesus.The Jesuit college...
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The six month long public elections started on 7 December 2006 to select the top seven wonders. Votes could be cast via internet, telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
and SMS
Short message service
Short Message Service is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone devices...
. Results of the vote were announced on 7 July 2007 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, as were the results of the global New Seven Wonders of the World
New Seven Wonders of the World
New7Wonders of the World was an initiative started in 2001 by the Swiss corporation New7Wonders Foundation to choose Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments. A popularity poll was led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and organized by the New7Wonders Foundation based in...
contest.
Seven Wonders of Portugal
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| 1 | Castle of Guimarães Castle of Guimarães Castelo de Guimarães , located in the city of Guimarães, Portugal, was ordered to be built by Dona Mumadona Dias in the 10th century in order to defend its monastery from Muslim and Norman attacks.... , 10th century |
Guimarães Guimarães Guimarães Municipality is located in northwestern Portugal in the province of Minho and in the Braga District. It contains the city of Guimarães.The present Mayor is António Magalhães Silva, elected by the Socialist Party.-Parishes:-Economy:... , Braga Braga (district) The district of Braga is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bordered by the district of Viana do Castelo in the north, Vila Real in the east, and Porto in the south... 41.4479°N 8.2906°W |
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| 2 | Óbidos Castle, 1195 | Óbidos, Leiria Leiria (district) The District of Leiria is located in Central Portugal. The District Capital is the city of Leiria which is also the largest city and most populous city.The district is composed by 16 municipalities:[C = city/cidade T = town/vila]... 39°21.819′N 9°09.428′W |
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| 3 | Batalha Monastery, 1385 | Batalha Batalha Batalha is a town located in the Batalha Municipality in Leiria District, Pinhal Litoral Subregion, Centro Region, with 7,500 inhabitants.It is the seat of the municipality of the same name with 103.56 km² of area and 15,002 inhabitants , subdivided into 4 parishes Batalha is a town... , Leiria Leiria (district) The District of Leiria is located in Central Portugal. The District Capital is the city of Leiria which is also the largest city and most populous city.The district is composed by 16 municipalities:[C = city/cidade T = town/vila]... 39.659167°N 8.826111°W |
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| 4 | Alcobaça Monastery, 1153 | Alcobaça, Leiria Leiria (district) The District of Leiria is located in Central Portugal. The District Capital is the city of Leiria which is also the largest city and most populous city.The district is composed by 16 municipalities:[C = city/cidade T = town/vila]... 39.548333°N 8.98°W |
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| 5 | Jerónimos Monastery Jerónimos Monastery The Hieronymites Monastery is located near the shore of the parish of Belém, in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal... , 1502 |
Santa Maria de Belém Santa Maria de Belém Santa Maria de Belém, or just Belém , whose name is derived from the Portuguese word for Bethlehem, is a civil parish of the municipality of Lisbon, in central Portugal... , Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban... 38.6975°N 9.206667°W |
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| 6 | Pena National Palace Pena National Palace The Pena National Palace is a Romanticist palace in São Pedro de Penaferrim, municipality of Sintra, Portugal. The palace stands on the top of a hill above the town of Sintra, and on a clear day it can be easily seen from Lisbon and much of its metropolitan area. It is a national monument and... , 1838 |
Sintra Sintra Sintra is a town within the municipality of Sintra in the Grande Lisboa subregion of Portugal. Owing to its 19th century Romantic architecture and landscapes, becoming a major tourist centre, visited by many day-trippers who travel from the urbanized suburbs and capital of Lisbon.In addition to... , Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban... 38.787778°N 9.390556°W |
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| 7 | Belém Tower Belém Tower Belém Tower or the Tower of St Vincent is a fortified tower located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal... , 1521 |
Santa Maria de Belém Santa Maria de Belém Santa Maria de Belém, or just Belém , whose name is derived from the Portuguese word for Bethlehem, is a civil parish of the municipality of Lisbon, in central Portugal... , Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban... 38.691389°N 9.215833°W |
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Other finalists
- Castle of AlmourolCastle of AlmourolThe Almourol Castle is situated in the small Almourol island, a rocky island, in the middle of the Tagus river , in Praia do Ribatejo, a parish in Vila Nova da Barquinha, Central Portugal. The castle was a Knights Templar stronghold used during the Reconquista.-The conquest of the castle:The site...
- Castelo de MarvãoCastelo de MarvãoCastelo de Marvão is a castle in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument....
- Convent of the Order of ChristConvent of the Order of ChristThe Convent of the Order of Christ is a religious building and Roman Catholic building in Tomar, Portugal, originally a Templar stronghold built in the 12th century...
- Mafra National PalaceMafra National PalaceThe Mafra National Palace is a monumental Baroque and Italianized Neoclassical palace-monastery located in Mafra, Portugal, some 28 kilometres from Lisbon. Its dimensions are so huge that it dwarfs the city...
- Fortaleza de Sagres
- Fortificações de Monsaraz
- Igreja de São Francisco (Porto)Igreja de São Francisco (Porto)The Igreja de São Francisco is the most prominent Gothic monument in Oporto, Portugal, being also noted for its outstanding Baroque inner decoration. It is located in the historic centre of the city, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.-History:The Franciscan Order was established in Oporto...
- Clérigos ChurchClérigos ChurchThe Clérigos Church is a Baroque church in the city of Porto, in Portugal. Its tall bell tower, the Torre dos Clérigos, can be seen from various points of the city and is one of its most characteristic symbols....
- Paço Ducal de Vila Viçosa
- University of Coimbra
- Palácio de Mateus
- Queluz National PalaceQueluz National PalaceThe Queluz National Palace is a Portuguese 18th-century palace located at Queluz, a freguesia of the modern-day Sintra Municipality, in the Lisbon District. One of the last great Rococo buildings to be designed in Europe, the palace was conceived as a summer retreat for Dom Pedro of Braganza,...
- Ruínas de Conímbriga
- Templo Romano de Évora