Seven Wonders of Portuguese Origin in the World

The Seven Wonders of Portuguese Origin in the World are a list of seven significant landmarks across the world which were built by the Portuguese during the six centuries of the Portuguese Empire (1415-1999). The competition was held in conjunction with the Ministry of Culture of Portugal and the Portuguese Institute for Architectural Heritage. ^[1]

The objective of the list and competition was to promote the architectural heritage and legacy of the Portuguese across the world. A commission pre-selected 27 notable monuments of Portuguese origin from 16 countries across Asia, Africa, and the Americas. ^[2] The results of the competition were announced at a ceremony at the Portugal Day celebrations in 2010. ^[3]

Seven Wonders

Image	Wonder	Location	Note
	Ruins of São Paulo Church & College	Macau	Built 1602-1640.
	Fortress of Diu	Diu,   India	Built 1534-1546.
	Church & Convent of São Francisco	Salvador,   Brazil	Built 1686-1755.
	Fortress of Mazagão	El Jadida,   Morocco	Built 1541-1542.
	Basilica of Bom Jesus	Goa,   India	Built 1594-1605.
	Church of São Francisco de Assis	Ouro Preto,   Brazil	Built 1766-1794.
	Cidade Velha	Santiago,   Cabo Verde	Built 1460-1593.

Map

Ruins of São Paulo Church & College

Diu Fortress

Church and Convent of São Francisco

Fortress of Mazagão

Basilica of Bom Jesus

Church of São Francisco de Assis

Cidade Velha

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Seven Wonders of Portuguese Origin in the World

Finalists

The 20 finalists for the competition were: ^[4]

Image	Finalist	Location	Note
	Cathedral of Santa Catarina	Goa,   India	Built 1562-1640.
	Island of Moçambique	Nampula,   Mozambique	Built 1507-1970
	Fortifications of Muscat	Muscat,   Oman	Built 1522-1560.
	Ruins of Gorgora Nova	Gorgora,   Ethiopia	Built 1611-1618.
	Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos	Congonhas,   Brazil	Built 1757-1818.
	Fortress of Quíloa	Kilwa Kisiwani,   Tanzania	Built 1505-1512.
	Fortess of Jesus	Mombasa,   Kenya	Built 1585-1588.
	Church & Convent of Santo Antônio	Recife,   Brazil	Built 1606-1770
	Fortress of Bahrain	Manama,   Bahrain	Built 1519-1561.
	Castle of São Jorge da Mina	Elmina,   Ghana	Built 1482-1498.
	Fortress of Baçaim	Vasai,   India	Built 1536-1582.
	Fortress of Nossa Senhora da Conceição	Hormuz,   Iran	Built 1515-1591
	Monastery of São Bento	Rio de Janeiro,   Brazil	Built 1633-1798.
	Colónia do Sacramento	Colonia del Sacramento,   Uruguay	Built 1680-1777.
	Portuguese Historic Center of Malacca and A Famosa	Malacca City,   Malaysia	Built 1511-1641.
	Basilica & Monastery of São Bento	Olinda,   Brazil	Built 1631-1656.
	Fortress of Safim	Safi,   Morocco	Built 1508-1541.
	Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo	Luanda,   Angola	Built 1660-1930.
	Fortress of the Prince of Beira	Costa Marques,   Brazil	Built 1776-1783.

References

1. TVI24 - «Orgulho» nas 7 Maravilhas de origem portuguesa no Mundo
2. 7Maravilhas - 7 Maravilhas de Origem Portuguesa no Mundo
3. New7Wonders - The 7 Wonders of Portuguese Origin
4. TSF - São 27 as maravilhas de origem portuguesa no mundo que podem ser escolhidas

External links

• 7 Maravilhas de Origem Portuguesa no Mundo