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Young Peolple's Portugal (Portugal dos Pequenitos)
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This park, the initiative of doctor Bissaya Barreto and designed by the architect Cassiano Branco, was opened in 1940. It is divided into 3 areas: miniature regional houses and traditional villages from various parts of Portugal; some significant Portuguese monuments; former Portuguese colonies.
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Santa Cruz Church – National Pantheon
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The monastery was begun in 1131 under the patronage of Dom Afonso Henriques, and given to the order of Augustinian Canons. Among famous scholars of the monastery school was St Anthony of Lisbon, who joined the Franciscan order at Coimbra. The Romanesque church was designed by the French master builder Robert.
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This convent was founded in 1213 by Dona Sancha, daughter of Sancho I, the second king of Portugal.
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Dating from the 17th century, it followed the structure, and probably made use of the remains, of a former aqueduct from Roman times.
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Almedina Arch (Arco de Almedina)
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This was the main gateway of the medieval city wall. Its oldest part dates from the 9th century, and originally consisted of 2 turrets linked by an arch. Its present appearance is probably the result of work carried out on the orders of King Manuel I in the early 16th century.
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The palace consists of 2 distinct buildings, the Upper (or Arch) House and the Lower (or Tower) House. It has a magnificent early 16th-century Manueline doorway,
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