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Showing posts with label Clocks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clocks. Show all posts

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Visit the Mother Church of Mata


Thursday, July 4, 2019

Visit the Church of Saint Martin - Lardosa

The Church of São Martinho, located in the Parish of Lardosa, is a Joanian style building that has gilt carving on the main altar.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Visit the Church of Santo Amaro

The Church of Santo Amaro, located in the parish of Santo Amaro, which have been built in the eighteenth century, presents itself as a medium-sized building equipped with a bell tower, with a triangular pediment windows and glasses and clock tower. The interior features a painting that combines columns with gilded turquoise. The level of statuary has an image of Santo Amaro at the altar that is surrounded by images of Our Lady of the Conception and St. Joseph on the wall on the right side of the chancel is an image of St. Bosco, patron saint of Scouts.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Visit the Peace Tower - Benfeita

The Peace Tower, located in the Village of Benfeita, rings bells in 1620 (which lasted for days the 2nd World War) every year on May 7 - the day lasting peace in Portugal during the conflict.
It was probably one of the first places in the country to know the news of the war's end.
Immediately, the church bells rang, as happens every year since.
This tower has a clock that is a fine example of old mechanical watches.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Visit the Church of Linhares

The Church of Linhares is an eighteenth century church, oriented to the west, whose facade features a portal arch slightly down, topped by a pediment interrupted. On top of this opens a window lobed, shaped flower with four petals, surrounded by strong enforcement phytomorphic. On top of this window was made in the early twentieth century, the application of a clock. Inserted a cartouche, is the date 1773 in Roman numerals. The closing of the building tries to reach the triangle though so undulating and only on the right side because the left stands the bell tower. This is divided into two registers, with the bell at last. Tops the tower a railing and a roof-shaped needle.
Inside the floors are stone and the roof is vaulted to the middle cannon, painted. The altars are decorated woodwork.