Praça da Porta Férrea

Praça da Porta Férrea is a square in , . Praça da Porta Férrea is situated near the library , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Biblioteca Joanina and Old Cathedral of Coimbra.

Library
Photo: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , sometimes known in English as the Joanine Library, is a Baroque library in , , located at the heart of the University of Coimbra. is situated 140 metres southwest of Praça da Porta Férrea.

Church
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The is a Romanesque Roman Catholic building in . Construction of the Sé Velha began some time after the Battle of Ourique, when Prince Afonso Henriques declared himself King of Portugal and chose as capital. is situated 180 metres northwest of Praça da Porta Férrea.

Church
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São Miguel Chapel or Saint Michael's Chapel is a of the University of Coimbra in , , which was founded in 1290. In architectural style, it is Manueline or Portuguese late Gothic. is situated 120 metres southwest of Praça da Porta Férrea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sé Nova and Santa Clara.

Neighborhood
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is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. In 2013, it merged into the new parish Coimbra. Notable landmarks included the and .

Suburb
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is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. It was also known as São Francisco or São Francisco da Ponte after its foundation in 1855.

Suburb
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, commonly shortened to Olivais, is an urban civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal, making up the eastern part of the historic city of , east of University Hill.

Praça da Porta Férrea

Latitude
40.20784° or 40° 12′ 28″ north
Longitude
-8.42522° or 8° 25′ 31″ west
Open location code
8CGH6H5F+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 112265806
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rómulo - Centro de Ciência da Universidade de Coimbra and University of Coimbra.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Parque P1 and Porta Férrea da Universidade de Coimbra.

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