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Ceiling above the altar, Old Cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Ceiling above the altar, Old Cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

2-370-994 - Samuel Magal/Sites & Photos/Heritage Images

Ceiling above the altar, Old Cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal, 2009. Coimbra Cathedral is the only one of the Portuguese Romanesque cathedrals from the Reconquista times to have survived relatively intact up to the present. Construction began in the mid 12th century after Afonso Henriques (Afonso I) declared himself King of Portugal with Coimbra as his capital. The altar is Gothic.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Samuel Magal, attributed to: : Photographer, head researcher and archivist of Sites and Photos
Medium
  1. Photograph
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Portugal Coimbra Coimbra

  1. 40 12 20 N , 008 25 10 W
Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Religion & Belief Christianity

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5120x3413
File Size : 51,195kb

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  1. R160130046
  1. 0740001523
  1. 2-370-994
  1. 2370994
  1. R160130046

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