Cerca Moura - Lisbon, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 38° 42.736 W 009° 07.812
29S E 488680 N 4284855
This sign is right near a statue St. Vincent and across the street from the Museum of Artes Decorativas in the Alfama neighborhood of Lisbon.
Waymark Code: WMJ4FR
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 09/22/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member razalas
Views: 13

The sign is in Portuguese and English. The English portion reads:

"Cerca Moura

The Cerca Moura (or Cerca Velha), originally built by the Visigoths, was destroyed by the Moors when Ordonho III took over Lisboa in 953. Rebuilt by these, it was in 1147 a precious ally in dissuading Afonso Henrigues's first attempt to take over the city. In the rebuilding by the Moors, materials of Roman origin, such a carved stone pieces, remains of coloumns and tombstones, were incorporated."
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