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Bragança - Domus municipalis is a building of Romanesque architecture, unique in the Iberian Peninsula. <br>
It has the shape of an irregular pentagon and an underground area forming a vaulted cistern. It was constructed during the 12th century.<br>
No one knows exactly what was the real function of this building even after the great amount of research carried out during the last years. <br>
It could eventually serve as a cistern but some authors have doubts if this was its real function. In the 14th century it was elevated to Municipal Chamber (town hall).<br>
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This building is classified by the IPPAR since 1910 as a National Monument.
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