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The Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha awarded European Prize

The Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha awarded European Prize

Created by the European Union in 2002, Europa Nostra Prize distinguishes the best heritage preservation projects. The 14th century Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha won the Europa Nostra 2010 Prize for Conservation out of 16 projects. The Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha reopened its doors a year ago after a restoring period that lasted 14 years. Since its reopening, this Monastery has been already visited by 50 thousand persons. The restoring project was led by architect Artur Côrte-Real.

 

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