Afonso Álvares, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Portuguese architect and engineer
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Place of Birth: Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal
About Afonso Álvares
- Afonso Álvares (also spelled Affonso Álvares) was the Master of Works for the Portuguese king, Sebastian of Portugal, and he designed, amongst other structures, the Monastery of São Bento in Lisbon in 1571, which was lost in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, and is now partially the site of the Portuguese Parliament.
- He also designed the Fort of Santiago do Outão in 1572.
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