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.

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. The results of the competition were announced at a ceremony at the Portugal Day celebrations in 2010.

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:

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.

External links

• 7 Maravilhas de Origem Portuguesa no Mundo