Casa e Quinta da Prelada
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btrodrigues
N 41° 10.201 W 008° 37.865
29T E 530946 N 4557696
Quinta da Prelada was a farm located in the Portuguese city of Oporto, consisting of a mansion, gardens and fountains of Portuguese Baroque style of the eighteenth century.
Waymark Code: WMBBVC
Location: Porto, Portugal
Date Posted: 05/02/2011
Views: 12
The main building was built in 1754 based on plans by the Italian architect Nicolau Nasoni. It was built by the families of Noronha and Menezes. His work remained unfinished. The building was designed along three floors connected by stairs with four towers, of which only one was built. Doors, balconies and windows are made of granite, decorated in baroque style
The garden features a maze (the largest in the Iberian Peninsula), obelisks, statues and a lake with a small castle.
One of the main highlights is the main entrance where the plaque lies, richly decorated with a quite detailed and large family crest and two columns at the sides featuring two sirens of stone.
In 1904 it became property of the Catholic Church as a gift.
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Subject: Civil
Type: Stands alone
Languages Available:
Portuguese
English
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