Castle of Chaves
Castle of Chaves (Castelo de Chaves) | |
Castle (Castelo) | |
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Official name: Castelo de Chaves e restos da fortificação abaluartada na cidade | |
Named for: Chaves | |
Country | Portugal |
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Region | Chaves |
Subregion | Alto Trás-os-Montes |
District | Vila Real |
Municipality | Chaves |
Location | Santa Maria Maior |
- elevation | 420 m (1,378 ft) |
- coordinates | PT 41°44′22.6″N 7°28′18.6″W / 41.739611°N 7.471833°WCoordinates: PT 41°44′22.6″N 7°28′18.6″W / 41.739611°N 7.471833°W |
Length | 155.83 m (511 ft), Southwest-Northeast |
Width | 152.98 m (502 ft), Northwest-Southeast |
Architects Engineers |
José Marques da Silva, Miguel l'École, Sebastião de Sousa de Vasconcelos |
Style | Medieval |
Materials | Granite, Wood, Tile, Stone |
Initiated | 78 B.C. |
- Constructed | 9th century |
Owner | Portuguese Republic |
For public | Public |
Visitation | Closed |
Easiest access | Rua da Muralha; Travessa do Município; Rua da Tulha |
Management | Instituto Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectónico e Arqueológico |
Status | National Monument Monumento Nacional |
Listing | Decree 28/536; DG, Série 1, 66 (22 March 1938) |
Wikimedia Commons: Castelo de Chaves | |
Castle of Chaves (Portuguese: Castelo de Chaves) is a medieval castle situated in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, in the municipality of Chaves, district of Vila Real.
It is classified as a National Monument.
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