It is located in Praça Luís de Camões, city and municipality in the District of Guarda, and headquarters of the sub-region of Beiras and Serra da Estrela, Central Portugal
The works on the Guarda Cathedral, which began in 1390, were only completed during the time of D. João III, taking more than 150 years.
The Cathedral has become one of the most emblematic churches in Portugal with a structure that creates a symbiosis between Gothic and Manueline.
The granite building stands out for its fortified appearance, rising imposingly towards the sky with its pinnacles and buttresses that are interspersed with the improved Manueline decorative elements.
Inside, be sure to admire the magnificent main altarpiece in ançã stone made by the Coimbra workshop of João de Ruão and a major work of erudite sculpture from the later period of the Renaissance.
The current See of Guarda dates back to the end of the 14th century, and the last monarch of the first dynasty did not fulfill his promise to begin work on the new temple, a fact that only happened during the reign of D. João I on the initiative of Bishop D. Vasco de Lamego, a supporter of the Avis cause during the years of the dynastic crisis.
Currently, two major artistic moments in the construction are considered: a first Gothic influenced by the Batalha Monastery, and a second already Manueline, closely related to the art of Boytac.
During the second half of the 15th century, the works took place extremely slowly and it was only during the episcopate of D. Pedro Gavião (1504-1517) that the impulse that led to the completion of the building was seen.
The naves, the vaulting of the entire building and the creation of the main portal date from this period, the latter with clear affinities with the portal of the chapel of the University of Coimbra, created by Marcos Pires.
The fortified appearance of the entire complex is one of the essential characteristics of this cathedral, most notably the massive tripartite composition of the main façade, with two octagonal towers with a keel profile at the bottom.
During the period when the works were completed, during the reign of D. João III, two of the most important works on the interior of the building date back.
One is the Pin Chapel, ordered to be built by João de Pina, treasurer of the Cathedral who was buried here in a tomb with a recumbent.
The other major work is the catechetical main altarpiece in ançã stone executed by João de Ruão in the 1950s, a work that already reveals the openness to Mannerism that characterizes this sculptor's work from then on.
The history of the Cathedral was also marked by another period: the turn of the 20th century.
In 1898, once the economic conditions were met to carry out the restoration of the building, it was up to the architect Rosendo Carvalheira to carry out the works, executing one of the most important revivalist projects in the country.
The Cathedral has become one of the most emblematic churches in Portugal with a structure that creates a symbiosis between Gothic and Manueline.
The granite building stands out for its fortified appearance, rising imposingly towards the sky with its pinnacles and buttresses that are interspersed with the improved Manueline decorative elements.
Inside, be sure to admire the magnificent main altarpiece in ançã stone made by the Coimbra workshop of João de Ruão and a major work of erudite sculpture from the later period of the Renaissance.
The current See of Guarda dates back to the end of the 14th century, and the last monarch of the first dynasty did not fulfill his promise to begin work on the new temple, a fact that only happened during the reign of D. João I on the initiative of Bishop D. Vasco de Lamego, a supporter of the Avis cause during the years of the dynastic crisis.
Currently, two major artistic moments in the construction are considered: a first Gothic influenced by the Batalha Monastery, and a second already Manueline, closely related to the art of Boytac.
During the second half of the 15th century, the works took place extremely slowly and it was only during the episcopate of D. Pedro Gavião (1504-1517) that the impulse that led to the completion of the building was seen.
The naves, the vaulting of the entire building and the creation of the main portal date from this period, the latter with clear affinities with the portal of the chapel of the University of Coimbra, created by Marcos Pires.
The fortified appearance of the entire complex is one of the essential characteristics of this cathedral, most notably the massive tripartite composition of the main façade, with two octagonal towers with a keel profile at the bottom.
During the period when the works were completed, during the reign of D. João III, two of the most important works on the interior of the building date back.
One is the Pin Chapel, ordered to be built by João de Pina, treasurer of the Cathedral who was buried here in a tomb with a recumbent.
The other major work is the catechetical main altarpiece in ançã stone executed by João de Ruão in the 1950s, a work that already reveals the openness to Mannerism that characterizes this sculptor's work from then on.
The history of the Cathedral was also marked by another period: the turn of the 20th century.
In 1898, once the economic conditions were met to carry out the restoration of the building, it was up to the architect Rosendo Carvalheira to carry out the works, executing one of the most important revivalist projects in the country.
The Statue of D. Sancho I (Praça Luís de Camões, Guarda)
The Statue of D. Sancho I is located in Praça Luís de Camões, city and municipality in the District of Guarda, and headquarters of the sub-region of Beiras and Serra da Estrela, Central Portugal.
The bronze Statue of Dom Sancho I (1185-1211) is located on top of a pedestal in the middle of Praça Luís de Camões, and it was Dom Sancho who granted Guarda its city charter on November 27, 1199.
The bronze Statue of Dom Sancho I (1185-1211) is located on top of a pedestal in the middle of Praça Luís de Camões, and it was Dom Sancho who granted Guarda its city charter on November 27, 1199.
