About Miguel Ventura Terra
Lived 1866 – 1919 (aged 52–53). Miguel Ventura Terra was a Portuguese architect and politician.
Miguel Ventura Terra (1866–1919) was a Portuguese architect.
Education Ventura Terra studied in Porto and later in the École de Beaux-Arts of Paris in the atelier of Victor Laloux. Upon his return to Portugal, he became a celebrated architect and authored many prize-winning projects.
Work Most of his work is located in Lisbon like the Politeama Theatre (1912), the Lisbon Synagogue (1902–1904), the Alfredo da Costa Maternity and the renovation of São Bento Palace (early 1900), which houses the Portuguese Parliament. In Lisbon he also built several private mansions and buildings, several of which won the prestigious Valmor Prize, given by the Lisbon Municipality.
In Viana do Castelo he designed the Neo-Byzantine Santa Luzia Church (1903–1940).
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Who was Miguel Ventura Terra?
Portuguese architect (1866-1919)
When was Miguel Ventura Terra born?
Miguel Ventura Terra was born in 1866 in Seixas.
When did Miguel Ventura Terra die?
Miguel Ventura Terra died in 1919 in Lisbon.
What was Miguel Ventura Terra's occupation?
Miguel Ventura Terra was an architect and politician.
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Miguel Ventura Terra was Portuguese.
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