Technical sheet
Typology
Architectural Heritage
Protection
Monumento Nacional (1907)
Period 12th century (foundation); 15th-16th centuries (reconstruction)
Author(s)
Diogo de Boitaca, Diogo de Castilho, Nicolau de Chanterene
Date
1994 - 1995 / 1996 - 1997
Service
Conservation-restoration
Work
Conservation condition survey and mapping; conservation-restoration: cleaning, joint repair, finishing treatments, stained glass conservation; structural interventions; drainage and ventilation systems; electric bird proofing.
Areas
Façade and Triumphal Arch
Materials
stone (local dolomitic limestone and Ançã limestone); stained glass
Analyses
Studies on the alteration and conservation of the façade (LNEC); Mineralogical study of degradation products sampled from the Portal (IST); Study of treatments (consolidants and water repellents) for the conservation of the façade (LNEC); Historical-artistic investigation (FLUC); Floristic and phytosociological survey of the vegetation (Teresa Mouga).