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Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation

File / Documentation
Name

163574_sv.jpg

Size

1.97 MB

Format

JPEG

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Creator(s)
Islamic, Portuguese
Roman
Time period
creation date: mosque built, 2nd half 12th century, alteration date: converted into a church, 1238, alteration date: church partially remodeled in Renaissance style, 16th century
creation date: start of excavations, 1978
Location
Site: Mertola (Beja, Distrito de, Portugal)
Cultural context
Islamic
Portuguese
Roman
Description
general view, view across Forum Alcacova to stacks of tiles and top of former Almohad mosque (12th century) - now church, 1992
Work type
Church
Mosque
Archaeological site
Medium
brick
stone
plaster
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Robert Gonzalez 1992
Access rights
All rights reserved
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