Domus Municipalis

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Domus Municipalis is a rare example of a Romanesque civic building in Portugal, notable for its distinctive pentagonal shape and function as a medieval town hall and cistern in Bragança.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Domus Municipalis canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romanesque civic building ⓘ
cistern ⓘ
cultural heritage monument ⓘ
medieval town hall ⓘ
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Bragança ⓘ
National monuments in Bragança District ⓘ
Romanesque architecture in Portugal ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of medieval municipal power in Bragança ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
floorCount 2 ⓘ
function municipal meeting place ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
hasArchitecturalFeature external staircase ⓘ
small Romanesque windows ⓘ
stone vaulting ⓘ
hasFunctionInPast meeting place for local authorities ⓘ
water reservoir for the town ⓘ
hasLocalName Domus Municipalis de Bragança ⓘ
hasPart cistern chamber ⓘ
upper hall ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Monument of Portugal ⓘ
heritageStatus protected building ⓘ
locatedIn Bragança ⓘ
Bragança District ⓘ
Norte Region ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
historic center of Bragança ⓘ
locatedNear Bragança Castle ⓘ
locatedOn citadel of Bragança ⓘ
linked to: Bragança Castle
material stone ⓘ
notableFor being a rare example of Romanesque civic architecture in Portugal ⓘ
combining civic and hydraulic functions ⓘ
its pentagonal shape ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
preservationStatus well preserved ⓘ
region Trás-os-Montes ⓘ
shape pentagonal plan ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedAs cistern ⓘ
town hall ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bragança → hasLandmark → Domus Municipalis ⓘ
Bragança Castle → hasPart → Domus Municipalis ⓘ