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This is another of the magnificent...

Éste es otro de los magníficos e...

Éste es otro de los magníficos edificios de la [poi=83684]Plaza de la República[/poi], situado frente a la [poi=83676]Fuente[/poi] y el [poi=83655]antiguo Ayuntamiento[/poi]. Consta de un palacete construido en el siglo XVI para Casa de la Misericordia, y tiene anexionada (ya en la rúa Cândido dos Reis) una iglesia, levantada en el XVIII. El conjunto está declarado [b]Monumento Nacional[/b]. El palacio recibe el nombre de Casa das Varandas, aunque es popularmente conocido como Misericordia. Está considerado uno de los mejores ejemplos de arquitectura civil de la época, levantado en estilo barroco y manierista, con influencias italianas y flamencas. Consta de tres plantas, destacando en la inferior el pórtico con arcos sobre el que hay un gigantesco escudo heráldico, y en las dos superiores las columnas formadas por esculturas. La parte superior está rematada en un frontón triangular. La iglesia tiene una sola nave y capilla mayor, y el interior está revestido de azulejos que representan las Obras da Misericórdia, realizados por Policarpo de Oliveira Bernardes. Contiene algunos retablos barrocos.
This is another of the magnificent buildings of the Republic Square, located opposite the Fountain and the Old Town Hall. It consists of a palace built in the sixteenth century to House of Mercy, and has annexed (as in Cândido dos Reis rúa) a church, built in the eighteenth. The whole is a National Monument. The palace called Casa das Varandas, although it is popularly known as Mercy. He is considered one of the best examples of civil architecture of the period, built in Baroque and Mannerist style, with Italian and Flemish influences. It has three floors, emphasizing the lower porch with arches on which there is a gigantic coat of arms, and the upper two columns formed by sculptures. The top is crowned by a triangular pediment. The church has a single nave and chancel, and the interior is lined with tiles depicting the Works da Misericordia, made by Policarpo de Oliveira Bernardes. Contains some baroque altarpieces.
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