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 | Built by Charles-Quint in XVI century then modernized by Vauban in XVII century, this fortress is still unhabited and in perfect condition despite 3 major wars (1970-1914-1940) |  | 12/27/2005 | 146 | 
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 | Located Northern coast of France between Calais and Dunkirk, this town was known as Flanders Portal.
Fortified by Charles-Quint in XV century then reinforced by Vauban in XVI century, it remains in memories for being the place where the Great Armada's was defeated by English fleet | | 12/27/2005 | 166 |
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 | Monumento à riqueza dos Descobrimentos, constitui o ponto mais alto da arquitectura manuelina e o mais notável conjunto monástico do século XVI em Portugal e uma das principais igrejas-salão da Europa. | | 12/03/2005 | 181 |
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 | A wine professional from Portugal by the name of António Rocha Graça has, although not yet finished, provided us with all the wine regions in California, Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, Canada and Australia. He has also marked at least two regions for every other wine-producing country. HThe placemarks are over vineyards belonging to a particular wine apellation. |  | 05/25/2006 | 622 |
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 | In the gardens behind St. Pauls Basilica in the Vatican City you can see a coat of arms of the reigning Pope Benedict XVI.
It's made of flowers and hedges. |  | 02/07/2007 | 208 |
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 | (Castelo de Paderne) is in Algarve, Portugal.
This hill fort was built by the Moors in the second half of the 12th Century.
Its is eight kilometers (five miles) from the Algarve resort of Albufeira, on a River Quarteira bend close to the village and civil parish of Paderne. It is 7.5 km (4.7 miles) north from the coast.
The castle is one of seven ... | | 09/21/2009 | 36 |
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 | (Portuguese: Igreja dos Clérigos) is a Baroque church in the city of Porto, in Portugal.
Its tall bell tower, the Torre dos Clérigos, can be seen from various points of the city and is one of its most characteristic symbols.
The church was built for the Brotherhood of the Clérigos (Clergy) by Nicolau Nasoni, an Italian architect and painter who left an extense work in the... | | 09/26/2009 | 35 |
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 | Fortress built in the 17th century by King Philip II of Spain. | | 08/28/2005 | 297 |
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 | This Cathedral was constructed in the beginning of XVI century using a style which mixes Gothic with Rennaisance. It was constructed as Cathedral-Fortress in order to protect the city of Almeria, which was in danger because of moors and pirates. |  | 05/26/2006 | 151 |
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 | 1970 Joseph Ratzinger, today Pope Benedikt XVI, build this house and moved here in Bergstrasse 6 in Pentling, ab suburb of Regensburg.
He still owns it and his name is still in Pentlings citicen register, not as Joseph Ratzinger but as "His Holiness, Benedikt XVI" | | 09/05/2006 | 282 |
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 | In Tomar, Portugal, was originally a Templar stronghold built in the 12th century.
After the Order of the Knights Templar was dissolved in the 14th century, the Portuguese branch of the order was turned into the Knights of the Order of Christ, which supported Portugal's maritime discoveries of the 15th century.
The Convent of Christ of Tomar is one of Portugal's most impor... | | 09/18/2009 | 41 |
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 | (Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça) is a mediaeval monastery located in the town of Alcobaça, in central Portugal. It was founded by the first Portuguese King, Afonso Henriques, in 1153, and maintained a close association with the Kings of Portugal throughout its history.
The church and monastery were the first Gothic buildings in Portugal, and, together with the Monastery of S... | | 09/19/2009 | 36 |
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