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Azulejos da Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Pópulo

Os elementos essenciais da igreja (nave e capela-mor) ficaram concluídos em 1500; o templo seria elevado a Igreja Matriz em 1510, ano em que foi terminada a torre sineira e instalaram a pia batismal. Diversas obras de beneficiação e reabilitação teriam lugar ao longo dos anos, entre as quais a construção do coro-alto (1544-46), a inclusão de elementos decorativos em talha, pinturas e esculturas (1518, 1533, 1639, 1659, 1675, 1732, 1750, etc.), o revestimento em azulejo (1658-59),

Tiles of the Church of N.S. do Pópulo

The essential elements of the church (nave and chancel) were completed in 1500; The temple would be elevated to Mother Church in 1510, year in which the bell tower was finished and installed the baptismal font. Various works of improvement and rehabilitation would take place over the years, among them the construction of the choir-high (1544-46), the inclusion of decorative elements in carving, paintings and sculptures (1518, 1533, 1639, 1659, 1675, 1732, 1750, etc.), the tile coating (1658-59),

 

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