Pelourinho de Penamacor
Penamacor, Portugal

Freely accessible
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The Pelourinho de Penamacor is a Manueline-style pillory located in Penamacor, Portugal, designated as an Immovable Cultural Heritage of Public Interest. This whipping post exemplifies the architectural language of the Manueline period, a style flourishing in early 16th-century Portugal, characterized by ornate maritime and naturalistic motifs. As a surviving example of medieval civic infrastructure, the structure reflects the judicial and administrative authority exercised in Portuguese towns during the early modern era.
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- Type
- cultural heritage, whipping post
- Heritage
- Immovable Cultural Heritage of Public Interest
- Place
- Penamacor, Portugal
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