Manueline stained glass windows, sculpted cloisters, unfinished chapels... This enormous Dominican monastery, a UNESCO World ...

Some of the best examples of Portuguese architecture can be found in its stunning palaces. They are known for their grandeur and beauty, with several having been awarded UNESCO World Heritage status.

An infusion of historical architecture into one dazzling design of amalgamated beauty, the palace simulates designs from the Ottoman Empire in one section, displays German medieval castle elements ...

Today it’s known as “the Las Vegas of Asia.” But for 400-some years—all the way up until 1999, in fact—Macau was a Portuguese colony. Its port was a major stop on international silk and ...

(quirky music) And for more Portuguese tiles, we take a little side trip, west from Lisbon to Sintra, to see a palace like no other, full of those iconic Portuguese tiles.

So Portuguese architecture is very pragmatic and effective in the way that it doesn’t alter landscape. It takes shapes that empathize with topography, and that influences Portuguese architecture ...

Generation Proxima: Emerging Environmental Practices in Portuguese Architecture , Center for Architecture, New York,Artéria, Colectivo Warehouse, Gorvell, Nuno Pimenta, Oficina Pedrez, OODA ...

It embraces several styles of Portuguese architecture from the 12th to the 17th centuries and showcases the finest examples of the exquisite Manueline design. My visit began with a walk through ...

Cite: Baratto, Romullo. "First Stone: Three Documentaries That Explore How Architects Use Portuguese Stone" [First Stone: três documentários sobre a pedra portuguesa na obra de arquitetos e ...

“So Portuguese architecture unfortunately has been getting eroded. And in about 10 years, 20 years, it’ll disappear.” (He added that some areas are protected from development.) ...