Detail View: Architecture and Urban Planning Collection: Mertola, Portugal
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Work Record ID:
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267
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Reproduction Record ID:
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267
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Work Class:
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Cities
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Work Type:
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villages
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Title:
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Mertola, Portugal
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Title Type:
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preferred
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Date:
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100-400
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Date Type:
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creation
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Location:
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Mértola (Portugal)
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Location Type:
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site
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Location:
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Mertola (Portugal)
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Style Period:
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Manueline
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Style Period:
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Moorish
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Culture:
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Islamic
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Culture:
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Roman (ancient)
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Culture:
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Portuguese
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Subject:
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villages
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Subject:
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churches
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Subject:
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Mértola (Portugal)
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Subject:
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townscapes (built environment)
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Subject:
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rivers
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Description:
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The village of Mértola has around 3100 inhabitants. Mértola is located on a hill by the Guadiana river, and its strategic location made it an important commercial port from Classical Antiquity through the period of Islamic domination.
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Information Source:
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Reproduction Creator:
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Anspach, Eric
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Reproduction Creator Type:
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donor
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Reproduction Date:
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2002
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Reproduction Date Type:
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creation
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Reproduction Subject:
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churches
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Reproduction Subject:
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mosques
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Reproduction Subject:
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roof components
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Reproduction View:
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Church roof
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Reproduction View Type:
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exterior view
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Reproduction View Subject:
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mosques
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Reproduction Description:
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The main church of Mértola is a mosque built between the 12th & 13th centuries. In 1238 the mosque was turned into a church and the structure was left unaltered. In the 16th century the church was remodeled, gaining Manueline vault with a new roof.
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Reproduction Rights Statement:
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These images are for non-profit use educational use. Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of material in physical or digital form requires prior written permission from the copyright holder.
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