Pelourinho de Oeiras - Oeiras, Portugal
Posted by: tmob
N 38° 41.596 W 009° 18.839
29S E 472694 N 4282785
This pillory is classified by the IGESPAR as a Public Interest Building since 1933.
Waymark Code: WMDK7Z
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 01/24/2012
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The Pillory of Oeiras is a monument built in the third quarter of the eighteenth century. It has an octagonal perimeter and is made of limestone, and measures about 7.20m high, topped by a spike in bronze. The base consists of three steps that symbolically represent social classes: clergy, nobility and people.
This pillory is classified by the IGESPAR as a Public Interest Building since 1933.
Nowadays the pillory is located in a garden very near from Oeiras City Hall
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