3607 x 5411 px | 30,5 x 45,8 cm | 12 x 18 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
13 novembre 2016
Altre informazioni:
Alfonso VII King of León and Emperor of All Spain. Afonso was probably baptised in the nearby the Igreja de São Miguel and his magnificent statue (1887) stands just below the church and in front of the Ducal Palace with its characteristic tall brick chimneys. The Palace was built in 1401 by D Afonso, first Duke of Bragança, but fell into disuse and ruin after the Bragança family moved its seat to Vila Viçosa in the Alentejo in the 1500s. According to José Saramago, in 1933 the Ducal Palace at Guimarães was heavily over-restored in order to provide an official state residence for Dr Salazar, and it still serves as a pousada for visiting heads of state.
