The Hospital Santo Antonio if Porto is situated nicely across the street from Jardim Cordoaria and near other institutional, historical and well-preserved buildings. There are lively squares nearby and the site is well-connected to an activated area of Porto on R. Prof Vicente Jose de Carral. Its front portico faces the Largo do Prof Abel […]
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I took a daytrip tour from Lisbon to get to Nazare as a part of three places we’d visit that day. The reason for inclusion for the tour was mos likely because Nazare is famous for the highest waves for surfing. Nazaré, a small fishing village on Portugal’s west coast, has gained worldwide fame for
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The Hospital de São José, has a history that dates back to 1579 when the construction of the building was ordered by Cardinal Henry of Portugal to be a Jesuit-run College. The college occupied the building by 1593, and was called Colegio de Santa Antao-o—Novo. (Citation: https://en.wikipedia.org/…/Hospital_de_S%C3%A3o_Jos%C3….) In 1755, there was a high-magnitude and disastrous
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The Hospital de los Venerables, founded in 1675 by Justino de Neve, was built to care for elderly, sick and dying priests. It is a 2-story, baroque building that is within the historic old town of Seville. The original architect is Leonardo de Figuiroa who was very influential in designing and the establishing the fundamentals
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El Maristan, Granada was a Nasrid Hospital from 1367-1494 then the Royal Mint of Granada from 1497-1685 until it was used for various purposes until 1843 when it was partially demolished. In 2005 it was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest with the category of monument. The Board of Trustees of the Alhambra and Generalife
Hospital Real of Granada, located in the Albaicin district, was founded in 1504 at first to be the Royal Hospital of the Catholic Monarchs to be used to treat the wounded after the war of Granada, when the population of Granada was devastated with the number of sick and injured. It then later became a
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El Maristan, Granada was a Nasrid Hopsital from 1367-1494 then the Royal Mint of Granada from 1497-1685 until it was used for various purposes until 1843 when it was partially demolished. I”n 2005 it was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest with the category of monument. The Board of Trustees of the Alhambra and Generalife
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El Banuelo, Granada, Spain El Bauelo , also called Hammam Al-Yawza, is the best-preserved historic hammam from the Al-Andulus on the Iberian Peninsula and resides in Granada, Spain. This is the oldest civil building ad one of the oldest works of Muslim Granada. (citation: https://www.lovegranada.com/monuments/banuelo/….) This site is a public arab bath that is an
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Hospital Real of Granada, located in the Albaicin district, was founded in 1504 at first to be the Royal Hospital of the Catholic Monarchs to be used to treat the wounded after the war of Granada, when the population of Granada was devastated with the number of sick and injured. It then later became a
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Laborers Hospital of Maudes The Laborers Hospital of Maudes decorates the skyline of Madrid, with its towers majestically rising visible from long distances on the busy arterial of C. D Raimundo Fernandez Villaverde. In plan it has sort of a star shaped appearance, with 4 wings coming out and a pavilion with courtyards to the
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