domus municipalis and white church braganca |
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Braganca is a town full of historic associations and the capital of the Portuguese province Tras-os-Montes (Behind the Hills). The old building is the 12th century ââ¬ÅDomus Municipalisââ¬Â which until the 16th Century was used as a reservoir for water and then converted into a building that was used as a civic court for disputes between tradesmen and landowners. In the center the white Church of Santa Maria that was extensively reconstructed in the 18th century from the original building dating back to 1580. |
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