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Yellow flowers: Brassica barrelieri

You can see those windows on the background of my previous contribution (HBM it was)

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Casa Dona Maria, also known as Palacete Colaço, is a historic building in the town of Castro Verde, in the Baixo Alentejo region of Portugal. Description and history The property consists of a manor house, a large private dwelling, accessed from Rua Fialho de Almeida.It is considered one of the town's ex-libris and one of the most outstanding buildings in the historic centre of Castro Verde, due to its architectural richness, especially on the rear façade. In fact, its concrete construction allowed for the installation of various elements that were considered innovative for the time. The exterior features a miscellany of elements in various styles, such as windows and doors with a neo-Gothic, neo-Manueline and neo-Islamic appearance, small towers and balconies with various levels, which were originally intended to be glazed to function as cages. Inside, the fountains, fountains, stained glass windows, skylights and prettified cement elements, which simulate the effects of marble and wood, stand out. It was built in the 1920s by wealthy farmer Álvaro Romano Colaço, during a period of great expansion of cement as a building material. In 2017, the video clip Fadinho Alentejano by fado singer Ricardo Ribeiro was premiered, which was partly filmed at Casa Dona Maria, with the collaboration of Álvaro Romano Colaço's heirs.

PIPs ABOVE A Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, também referida como Igreja Matriz de Castro Verde e Basílica Real de Castro Verde, localiza-se na freguesia e vila de Castro Verde, no concelho de Castro Verde, no distrito de Beja, em Portugal. A basílica foi edificada no século XVI, em homenagem à Batalha de Ourique, tendo substituído uma igreja anterior, provavelmente edificada durante o século XV. Foi alvo de obras de reconstrução no século XVIII, durante as quais foi muito ampliada, ganhando a segunda torre. +++++ The Church of Our Lady of the Conception, also referred to as the Mother Church of Castro Verde and the Royal Basilica of Castro Verde, is located in the parish and town of Castro Verde, in the municipality of Castro Verde, in the district of Beja, in Portugal. The basilica was built in the 16th century in honour of the Battle of Ourique, having replaced an earlier church, probably built during the 15th century. It underwent reconstruction work in the 18th century, during which it was greatly enlarged, gaining a second tower. Source: pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basílica_Real_de_Castro_Verde

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