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CASA DA
MOURA is
situated inside the ramparts and scarcely within 5
minutes walking distance of the town centre of
Lagos. It was built from an existing one using all
the front parts of the building on the ground floor.
Manor house with a height of 4 meters (from th floor
level to the ceiling), wood-lined ceilings, wide
corridors and stone and wooden floors.
Its construction dates back from 1892 - it belongs
to a local wealthy family. For many years it was
occupied by the members of the said family. In the
1950's and 1970's it was the old headquarters of the
Portuguese Legion. However, in the last few years it
has been abandoned.
Geographical position: facing the Moorish ramparts
to the north and to the south Cardeal Neto Street,
it is connected to the ancient Largo das Freiras
(the nuns’ Square) which is part of the Nossa
Senhora da Gloria Convent (or the nuns’ convent),
the historic heritage of the town of Lagos, which is
very much published in tourist maps and is therefore
part of the walking route of many tourists.
We
Tried to include this project in the cultures that
were left in this region by the moor (Hispanic
Moors) as these cultures are an integral part of the
people of the Algarve. Owing
to the fact that a great part of the materials used
in the construction of
CASA DA
MOURA were
imported from Morocco the project has been entirely
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