Coimbra
Coimbra is a city in Portugal. It was the capital city of the country during the 12th century, and is home of the University of Coimbra, the oldest academic institution in the Portuguese language-speaking world.
According to the census of 2001, the city had a population of 101,069 inhabitants, and the municipality had a population of 148,443 inhabitants in a 319.4 km² land area. Over 430,000 inhabitants live in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Coimbra.
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Coimbra Media
Arcos do Jardim, built between 1568 and 1570 on the remains of a Roman aqueduct
Medieval houses "sobrado" in Coimbra.
The Manueline façade of the Monastery of Santa Cruz, final resting place of the first Portuguese monarch (Afonso Henriques).
Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha, refounded in 1314 by Queen Elizabeth of Portugal as a convent of Poor Clares in the parish of Santa Clara
Coimbra by Frans Hogenberg ca. 1598
The interior stacks of the Joanine Library, one of the oldest collections in Portugal
Rural life in the periphery and parishes of Coimbra around 1839, seen from the fields of São Martinho do Bispo
The Church of Santo António dos Olivais, in the parish of the same name.
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