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A dam on the Portuguese-Spanish border between Miranda do Douro and Torregamones, Samora, Spain. Built in 1956.
Miranda Dam is a concrete buttress dam on the Douro, where the river forms the national border line between Spain and Portugal. It is located in the municipality Miranda do Douro, in Bragança District, Portugal.
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Cathedral of Miranda do Douro, Igreja Matriz
It is a magnificent example of Mannerist architecture, with some Renaissance and Gothic features. The figure most revered by the people of Miranda, the Child Jesus da Cartolinha, is kept here. For two centuries, it was an important center of religious life; the see was later transferred to Bragança. Behind the church, you can see the ruins of the Old Episcopal Palace.
Its construction started in 1578. It has a longitudinal plan, composed of a single nave and chancel.
A magnificent Baroque building located in the central square of the village, Praça de D. João III.