Igreja Matriz - Melgaço, Portugal
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N 42° 06.832 W 008° 15.567
29T E 561221 N 4662684
The Mother Church, located in Melgaço, Portugal.
Waymark Code: WMB5DG
Location: Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Date Posted: 04/07/2011
Views: 6
The church is a Romanesque building of the twelfth century, originally called the Church of St. Mary's Gate, because it is adjacent to the Gate of the castle of Melgaço.
Some still remains of the original layout that was the subject of many renovations over the years.
The front entrance and side entrance still remains original.
The main gate is formed by two sets of columns, addorsed the cutouts, with capitals decorated with plant motifs.
The north side door has a pointed archivolt, supported by two cantilevers, which support a tympanum with a figure of "lion " in high relief.
From: Wikipedia
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Dominant Architectural Style: Romanesque
Diocese: Viana do Castelo
Address/Location:
Melgaço, Viana Do Castelo Portugal
Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]
Date of organization: Not listed
Date of building construction: Not listed
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
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