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Panchorra Bridge aka Ponte da Panchorra, in Portugal #130973779
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view from Panchorra Bridge aka Ponte da Panchorra, in Portugal.nImplanted at about 1000 meters of altitude, joining the banks of the river Cabrum, the Bridge of Panchorra is a beautiful example of vernacular [traditional] architecture.nIt has a two-arched bridge, shows a regular apparatus on the staves and irregular stones in the rest of the structure, which may indicate the work of local or regional masters, in order to meet the community`s access needs. agricultural and forestry properties.nIn this sense, it distances itself in importance and technique of its congeners, built downstream, namely the bridges of Ovadas, Lagariça and Nova, almost at the mouth of Cabrum. Nevertheless, it is an example of community infrastructure.
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