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Coimbra
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Dragão by the Portuguese sculptor Aureliano de
Aguiar
The medieval capital of Portugal for over a
hundred years, and site of the countrys greatest
university for the past five centuries, Coimbra
is an historic, cultured beauty. Its beautiful
core cascades down a hillside in a lovely setting
on the east bank of the Rio Mondego it's a
multicoloured collage of buildings spanning
nearly a millennium
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Situated on a hill overlooking the city, the
University of Coimbra with its colleges grew and
evolved over more than seven centuries within the
old town. The University of Coimbra has approx
20,000 students, and hosts one of the largest
communities of inter-national students in
Portugal, being the most cosmopolitan Portuguese
university
A statue of D. Dinis (12611325), who founded the
University of Coimbra on August 13, 1290
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Porta Ferrea, entrance door to the Old University
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The 17th century Porta Ferrea or 'iron gate'
which leads to the courtyard of Coimbra's Old
University
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Mosaic of the University's seal in front of the
main gate. As patron goddess of
wisdom, Minerva frequently features in statuary,
as an image on seals, and in other forms, at
educational establishments
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Joas Souza
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Joas Souza
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Entrance door to the Chapel of São Miguel, bell
tower and Law school entrance
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view to west from Paco das Escolas - the Mondego
river
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Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel
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Paco dos Escolas, statue of King Joao III (1950,
by Francisco Franco) and River Mondego - (from
the Sala dos Capelos)
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Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel
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Law school entrance
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Law school entrance
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Law school entrance
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The 17th century Porta Ferrea or 'iron gate with
statues of Law and Medicine in each side
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The University of Coimbra is home to the Joanine
Library Biblioteca Joanina established in the
18th century and considered one of the most
beautiful university libraries in the world. The
library holds over 250,000 books dating from the
12th to the 19th centuries, dealing mainly with
civil and canon law, theology and philosophy
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Built between 1717 and 1728, it is one of the
exponents of the Baroque Portuguese and one of
the richest European libraries. Will be known as
Baroque Library in honor and memory of King John
V (1707-1750), who sponsored its construction and
whose portrait, made by Domenico Duprà (1725),
dominates the space
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The structure is protected by being constructed
of oak woods, that, in addition to its dense
nature (which makes it difficult for wood
penetration) elicits an odor that is repellent to
papirófagos, insects that survive on paper. The
books are also protected by a small colony of
bats, that during the night consume the insects
that appear, eliminating the pest and assisting
the maintenance of the stacks. Naturally, these
mammals require additional care in order to
prevent damage to the grains of the wooden
furniture. Nightly, functionaries cover the
"bufets" (credenzas) with leather towels, and in
the morning, the library is cleaned
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São Miguel Chapel was planned by Marco Pires
between 1517 and 1522. The chapel is a tourist
attraction of the university old quarter. It has
a choir, Coro da Capela da Universidade de
Coimbra, that performs in the church. Although
Coimbra University teaching and administrative
staff has priority, São Miguel Chapel rents its
spare time and space to any person outside the
university community and is a popular place for
catholic weddings in the town
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The royal chapel dedicated to St. Michael was
also the headquarters of the Brotherhood of
Professors and Students under the invocation of
Our Lady of Light
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On the left side stands the altar dedicated to
Our Lady of Light, patroness of all students
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The organ dates from 1737 and has about 2,000
pipes. Its acquisition was sponsored by King
John V
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The organ is still operational
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The painting of the ceiling was made by Francisco
F. de Araújo by the end of the 17th century
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The baroque organ is decorated with Chinese
motifs similar to those present in the Baroque
Library shelves
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the aisle is covered with "carpet" like tiles
that were manufactured in Lisbon 
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Miradouro do Vale do Inferno
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Miradouro do Vale do Inferno
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