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Cross of Loures

Category: Religious Architecture > Stone Cross

District: Lisboa > Loures > Barro > Urbanização das Urmeiras

Location

Located in front of the Loures Mother Church, forming an alignment with the main entrance of the church.

Style

A remarkable example of religious architecture from the Manueline period, dating back to the first decades of the 16th century.

Structure

Composed of three octagonal steps and a decorated octagonal base.

Details

The shaft is smooth and also octagonal, culminating in a capital adorned with foliage motifs.

Finial

The cross ends with a flowered cross, featuring naturalistic elements.

Significance

Considered one of the oldest and most significant monuments in the municipality of Loures, classified as a national monument.

Museum

The original fragments are preserved in the Loures Municipal Museum.

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt

Coordinates DD: 38.83231645604012,-9.179399636631457
Coordinates DMS: 38°49'56.3"N 09°10'45.8"W

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