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Igreja do São João Baptista – Thomar, Portugal

Facing the «Praça da República» in the city of the Knights Templar, Thomar, Portugal, we find the «Igreja do São João Baptista» (Church of Saint John the Baptist). It is a late Gothic temple whose date of foundation is unknown. There is documentary evidence that under the reign of Manuel I in the fifteenth century it was subject to a reconstruction.

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Castelo de São Jorge – Lisbon, Portugal

At the top of the highest hill in the «Alfama» ward, you will find what from the 12th century is known as the «Castelo de São Jorge» or «Castillo de San Jorge». The castle has eleven towers and its construction of the mid-eleventh century is attributed to the Muslims, with the purpose of defending the «Alcazaba» or citadel.

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