Guarda Cathedral

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Guarda Cathedral is a prominent Gothic and Manueline-style Roman Catholic cathedral in the Portuguese city of Guarda, renowned for its fortress-like appearance and historical significance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Guarda Cathedral canonical 3
Cathedral of Guarda 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
cathedral
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
Manueline architecture
Renaissance architecture
builtUnderMonarch King John I of Portugal
linked to: John I of Portugal

King Manuel I of Portugal
constructionEnd c. 1540
early 16th century
constructionStart c. 1390
late 14th century
coordinateLocation 40.537°N 7.267°W
country Portugal
dedicatedTo Our Lady of the Assumption
denomination Latin Church
diocese Diocese of Guarda
ecclesiasticalProvince Ecclesiastical Province of Braga
elevationAboveSeaLevel c. 1,056 metres
hasArchitecturalType fortress church
hasNativeLabel Sé da Guarda
hasPart apse
bell towers
main nave
sacristy
side aisles
heritageDesignation National Monument of Portugal
heritageDesignationStart 1907
heritageStatus protected monument
languageOfNativeLabel Portuguese
locatedIn Guarda
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Beira Interior Norte
linked to: Beira Interior

Centro Region
Guarda District
locatedInSettlement highest city in Portugal
materialUsed granite
notableFeature Manueline portal
crenellated towers
fortress-like appearance
massive buttresses
ribbed vaults
openToPublic yes
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent served as main church of the Diocese of Guarda
touristAttraction yes
usedFor cultural events
religious services
tourism

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guarda hasLandmark Guarda Cathedral
Torre de Menagem (Guarda) locatedNear Guarda Cathedral
subject linked to: Torre de Menagem
Diocese of Guarda cathedral Cathedral of Guarda
linked to: Guarda Cathedral
Diocese of Guarda hasHeritageSite Guarda Cathedral