Historic Centre of Évora

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The Historic Centre of Évora is a well-preserved medieval Portuguese city core renowned for its whitewashed houses, Roman temple, and rich blend of Roman, Moorish, and Renaissance architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage site
historic city centre
architecturalStyle Baroque
Gothic
Manueline
Moorish
Renaissance
Roman
contains aqueduct of Água de Prata
surface form: Aqueduto da Água de Prata

Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones)
surface form: Capela dos Ossos

Évora Cathedral
surface form: Cathedral of Évora

Igreja de São Francisco
Praça do Giraldo
Historic Centre of Évora self-linksurface differs
surface form: Roman Temple of Évora

Temple of Diana
surface form: Templo de Diana

University of Évora
surface form: University of Évora (historic buildings)
coordinateRegion Iberian Peninsula
country Portugal
governingBody Municipality of Évora
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageProtection protected under Portuguese national heritage law
inscriptionYear 1986
locatedIn Alentejo
southern Portugal
surface form: Southern Portugal

Évora
Évora District
notableFeature Moorish urban fabric
Roman ruins
city walls
medieval street plan
whitewashed houses
officialLanguage Portuguese
officialName Historic Centre of Évora self-linksurface differs
surface form: Centro Histórico de Évora
partOf Évora
surface form: city of Évora
periodOfSignificance Middle Ages
Moorish period
Renaissance
Roman period
recognizedFor continuity of urban fabric from Roman times to the 18th century
exceptional state of preservation
influence on Portuguese architecture in Brazil
tourismType cultural tourism
UNESCOcategory cultural
UNESCOcriteria (ii)
(iv)
UNESCOregion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 361

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Alentejo hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Évora
Évora District hasHeritageSite Historic Centre of Évora
Évora knownFor Historic Centre of Évora
this entity surface form: Roman Temple of Évora
Évora hasLandmark Historic Centre of Évora
this entity surface form: Roman Temple of Évora
Alentejo Central hasUNESCOSite Historic Centre of Évora
Historic Centre of Évora officialName Historic Centre of Évora self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Centro Histórico de Évora
Historic Centre of Évora contains Historic Centre of Évora self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Roman Temple of Évora
southern Portugal hasTouristAttraction Historic Centre of Évora
subject surface form: Southern Portugal
this entity surface form: Évora historic centre
southern Portugal hasUNESCOSite Historic Centre of Évora
subject surface form: Southern Portugal