Castle of São Francisco Xavier do Queijo (Castelo do Queijo)                                                                                             

Detail of the inside of the castle Detail of the castle

The Castle of Queijo is classified as Building of Public Interest by Decree nº 23684 of 20Mar934. By Decree published in DG nº 99, dated 26April961 it was defined its Special Zone of Protection (ZEP). It is located in Foz do Douro, Oporto. It is a fortification of the XVII century, of triangular drawing, turned to the sea. It is surrounded by a moat and it has sentry-boxes in the corners. Inside, we find the chapel and the governor’s residence. This monument, in spite of being affected to the Ministry of National Defence, is not used by the Army. It constitutes the PM 5/Oporto, which user is the Commandos Association (North Delegation). (2002 – Text by RPatr/DSE)

Castle of São João Batista                                                                                                                                                    

Air view of the fortification and headquarters of RG 1 Detail of the fortification

This castle is classified as Building of Public Interest by Decree nº 32973 of 18Aug943. It is located in Angra do Heroísmo. The bastioned fortification, is turned to the town, dividing the isthmus of Hill of Brazil. Three bastions and two semi-bastions catch the attention, at the tops near the bays of Angra and Fanal. This structured is attached to the fortresses of Santo António and São Diogo. The fortress has an extension of approximately five kilometres of walls that surround an area of three square kilometres. The classified area constitutes part of the PM 1/Angra do Heroísmo, used by the Garrison Regiment nº 1. (2002 – Text by RPatr/DSE)

Colégio da Luz (Ancient Convent)                                                                                                                                          

Main façade Detail of the cloister

The urban location Carnide-Luz, where the ancient headquarters was located, is classified as Building of Public Interest by Dispatch of October 1976, and waits for the publication in the Official Journal (Diário da República). It is located in Carnide, Lisbon. The classified architectonical set is limited at the East side by the building of the Military College, at West by the ancient Church of São Lourenço, at North by the Convent of Santa Teresa, in Rua do Norte, and at South by the Palace of Count of Carnide, in Largo do Jogo da Bola. With Latin cross drawing, organized around a rectangular cloister, the building presents a parallelepiped volume, with three and four sided roof, with hemispheric dome. The main part, at the North side, is composed by five bodies, separated by pliers in squared stone, ended at the top by a plinth. The space used by the Army is placed in the classified area and constitutes part of the PM 35/Lisboa, used by the Military College. (2002 – Text by RPatr/DSE)

Convent of Mafra                                                                                                                                                                  

Convento of Mafra (Façade) Convento of Mafra (inside)

Classifed as National Monument by Decree of 10Jan907 and Decree of 16Jun910. By Decree nº 178/92, published in DR nº 127 II Series, of 02June992, its Special Zone of Protection (ZEP) was defined. It is located in Mafra. It was built by order of Dom João V, having as main architect Frederico Ludovice. The façade has two small towers, one at each side. At the centre the basilica, between two donjons, with large stairs. The inside of the church is a nave decorated with marble of different colours, with a vault and a transept with a large dome. A special reference must be also made to the palace, the museum, the library and the Park connected to the great convent. The space of the monument used by the Army constitutes part of the PM 4/Mafra used by Infantry Practical School. (2002 – Text by RPatr/DSE)

Convent of Santa Clara                                                                                                                                                         

Detail of the entrance of BSS and Military Museum of Coimbra Detail of the interior of the convent

Classified as National Monument by Decree of 16June910 and of 20May911, in what concerns the cloister and the chorus. By Dispatch published in the DR nº 259, II Series, of 04Nov968, its Special Zone of Protection (ZEP) it was defined. It is located in Santa Clara, Coimbra. The classification includes the tumble of Queen Santa Isabel (XIX Century), the cloister and the chorus that remote to the XVII/XVIII Century. The cloister, of the XVIII Century, is attributed to Carlos Mardel. The drawing is composed of two longitudinal irregular bodies, forming an L. The church includes, at West, the rectangular cloister and, at East, perpendicularly, the body of the ancient entrance-hall and the annexes of the convent. The main façade, correspondent to the body of the church, in a main body horizontally divided by six pillars, includes the rectangular door, presenting an heraldic composition with small pillars and alettes. In a second register we may see five rectangular windows. The South façade presents the body of the ancient entrance-hall and, at the back, the remaining bodies of the convent with rectangular windows and a belvedere. The space of the monuments used by the Army makes part of the PM 7/Coimbra, used by the Health Service Battalion and Military Museum of Coimbra. (2002 – Text by RPatr/DSE)