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Solar in the Távoras Souro Pires (Pinhel) (*)-One of the most beautiful palaces of the Portuguese half a century

January 12, 2010 by Castile
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Solar dos Távoras

The beauty of the Solar Távoras which is disparaged, was built between the late fifteenth century and the beginning of the sixteenth century, at the behest of the Tavora family that is linked to the history of the town of Souro Pires since its inception, being attributed to its foundation Soeiro Peres de Tavora.
The Solar Távoras has a rectangular plan, with facades arranged symmetrically, and the set also includes a separate chapel, a square plan. The main facade is bounded laterally by two towers, the central body being smaller and with two floors of the towers with three sector.
Solar Távoras is a mixture of architectural stylistic elements with feudal and Renaissance
The medieval military architecture led to the stately mansions tower, both as an element of defense and housing, that with the advances of the sixteenth century pirobalística lost their primitive functions, becoming a sign of importance and power of noble lineage family possession.

solar dos tavoras pinhel 300x237 Solar dos Távoras em Souro Pires (Pinhel) (*) Um dos mais belos paços portugueses da centúria de quinhentos
Solar dos Távoras

The principles of Renaissance architecture wise to get solar from the sixteenth century based on the works of Andrea Palladio and Sebastiano Serlio, who in the solar Távoras is materialized in its four windows, worked in scrolls with beautiful motifs and maineis marble.

Large and regular walls and the small number of openings are characteristic of middle age, but treatment of these openings is now typically Renaissance. So the sun in the Távoras Souro Pires is a rare case of stylistic hybridity transition style feudal warrior for the Renaissance scholar.
On the left side elevational view, there is a perfect arch portal, access to the inner courtyard of the house, and the building of the chapel of Our Lady of Hope, the private temple of the solar plant has square and arched portal. All solar is stripped.
Despite his sobriety and ruin, is one of the most beautiful palaces of the Portuguese half a century.
The building is also evocative of the tragedy of Távoras , because they belonged, and probably from that time declined.
SOS to the beautiful Heritage Manor of Távoras
The building deserves to be recovered with enough urgency because it is run down. Since the ground fault on the second floor and the floor above the ground and has lost most of the roof. What to do to save this monument?
How about if they started by removing the recycling center leaning against the facade?
Photo taken of the site of the National Monuments, because the recycling center would not let us take a picture minimally acceptable, but that hassle!

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