Portugal
Guimarães
The Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone are known for their medieval building techniques, which have been transmitted to the Portuguese colonies in Africa and the Americas.
The town’s early history (12th century) is tied to the Portuguese national identity and the Portuguese language. From the 15th to the 19th centuries, its typical traditional building technique using granite mixed with a timber-framed structure evolved.
Community Perspective: The castle is the town’s focal point; it also has a pretty medieval quarter with many colorful balconied houses and nice churches.
Site Info
Official Information
- Full Name
- Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone (ID: 1031)
- Country
- Portugal
- Status
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Inscribed 2001
Site history
History of Guimarães
- 2023: Extended
- To include two monastic complexes and an industrial area, the Couros Zone.
- 2023: Name change
- From "Historic Centre of Guimarães" to "Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone"
- 2001: Inscribed
- Inscribed
- WHS Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
- ii
- iii
- iv
Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
All Links
UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org/
Related Resources
- visitportugal.com — Visit Portugal: Guimaraes
Community Information
- Community Category
- Urban landscape: Medieval European
- Urban landscape: Post-medieval European
Travel Information
Recent Connections
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Perfect Inscriptions
2001 -
Depicted in Mizielinska Maps
CastleSee i.pinimg.com
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Name changes
Upon extension: from "Historic Centre o…
Connections of Guimarães
- Trivia
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Replica in Mini-Europe
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Depicted in Mizielinska Maps
CastleSee i.pinimg.com
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Google Doodles
10 June 2016, Portugal National Day 2016See www.google.com
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On Euro coins
Commemorative 2 euro coin Portugal 2012 -
On Passports
Portuguese passportSee www.pep.pt
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- History
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Declarations of Independence
June 24, 1128: Portugal from the Kingdom of L?on -
Located in a Former Capital
Portugal 1095 - 1131 -
Coronation Locations
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- Architecture
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Timber framing
taipa de rodízio, a half-timbered structure, which mixed granite with a structure in timber and a filling of sun-dried brick, using clay mortar (AB ev) -
Manueline style
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- World Heritage Process
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Perfect Inscriptions
2001 -
Extended
2023
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- Human Activity
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Famous tapestries
Palace of the Dukes of Braganza: "In its vast collection, are the tapestries of Pastrana, which narrate some of the events in North African conquests, attributed to Nuno Gonçalves ... and a collection of Flemish tapestries by Peter Paul Rubens, among others"
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- WHS on Other Lists
- Timeline
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Built in the 12th century
The early history of Guimaraes is closely associated with the establishment of Portuguese national identity and the Portuguese language in the 12th century
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- WHS Hotspots
- WHS Names
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Name changes
Upon extension: from "Historic Centre of Guimarães" to "Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone"
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