Images of Elvas: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, Praça da Republica, Elvas, Portugal
Elvas in the Alto Alentejo region of Portugal has a beautiful church called Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção which was founded in 1799.
It was previously a cathedral before the seat of the bishop moved to nearby Evora in 1881.
It is of interest as the building is the work of Francisco de Arruda, the main architect of the Torre de Belem in Lisbon. Construction began in 1517 and was completed in 1537. Originally Manueline in style, Baroque and other architectural elements were added in later centuries.
Arruda also worked on the nearby Amoreira Aqueduct built to enable the city to withstand lengthy sieges.
