Historical Center of Guimarães

Category: Civil Architecture > Historic Centre

District: Braga > Guimarães > Guimarães > Centro Histórico de Guimarães e Zona de Couros

Architecture

, Unique characteristics of the city, which evolved from a medieval locality to a modern city.

, Preserved buildings using traditional construction techniques.

, Architectural highlights such as Largo da Oliveira, the Igreja Nossa Senhora da Oliveira (Church of Our Lady of Oliveira), and the "casas alpendradas" (houses with porches).

Construction Techniques

, "Taipa de rodízio": a construction technique for exterior and interior walls used on upper floors.

, "Taipa de fasquio": a construction technique using wooden boards and diagonal lathing.

, Use of plaster and artisanal paints as finishes.

Houses and Other Buildings

, 16th-century bourgeois houses built with granite and "taipa de rodízio".

, Urban noble houses from the 16th and 17th centuries made of granite stonework.

, "Casas de ressalto" (houses with protruding elements) with granite masonry on the ground floor and "taipa de rodízio" on the upper floors.

, 18th-century urban houses with smooth facades and houses covered with tiles from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Castle

, Linked to the foundation of the County of Portugal and the struggles for Portugal's independence.

, Considered the "birthplace of nationality".

, Features a faceted shield-shaped plan, walls reinforced by towers and gates, and a central keep.

, Ruins of the old alcazaba visible on the northern section of the walls.

Curiosities

, Tradition of being the birthplace of the first king of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques.

, Baptismal font of D. Afonso Henriques in the Romanesque chapel of the Igreja de São Miguel da Oliveira (Church of Saint Michael of Oliveira).

Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centro_Histórico_de_Guimarães

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