![]() ![]() Situé sur les pentes du mont Espinho, qui domine la ville de Braga, au nord du Portugal, ce paysage culturel évoque la Jérusalem chrétienne et reproduit un mont sacré couronné d’une église. They are framed by lush woodland and embraced by a picturesque park that, masterfully set on the rugged hill, highly contributes to the landscape value of the ensemble.ĭescription is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 The celebrated Stairway of the Five Senses, with its walls, steps, fountains, statues and other ornamental elements, is the most emblematic Baroque work within the property. The granite buildings have whitewashed plaster façades, framed by exposed stonework. The Via Crucis culminates at the church, which was built between 17. It includes a series of chapels that house sculptures evoking the Passion of Christ, as well as fountains, allegorical sculptures and formal gardens. The Bom Jesus ensemble is centred on a Via Crucis that leads up the western slope of the mount. ![]() The sanctuary was developed over a period of more than 600 years, primarily in a Baroque style, and illustrates a European tradition of creating Sacri Monti (sacred mountains), promoted by the Catholic Church at the Council of Trent in the 16th century, in reaction to the Protestant Reformation. Located on the slopes of Mount Espinho, overlooking the city of Braga in the north of Portugal, this cultural landscape evokes Christian Jerusalem, recreating a sacred mount crowned with a church. ![]()
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