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.^[1]

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.^[2] The results of the competition were announced at a ceremony at the Portugal Day celebrations in 2010.^[3]

Seven Wonders[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The 20 finalists for the competition were:^[4]

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.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• 7 Maravilhas de Origem Portuguesa no Mundo