Portuguese Thetford Gallery 3

Praça do Comércio and Thetford Cluniac Priory Gatehouse

Two grand structural entranceways serving as physical barriers and transitional thresholds between different zones of urban and historic space.

The monumental triumphal archway at Praça do Comércio with a modern tram passing by in Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon: The Praça do Comércio, located near the central Lisbon riverfront. The photograph shows the grand triumphal archway looking towards upper Lisbon as a traditional tram passes by. Thetford has no trams, but some buses if you are lucky!
The flint and stone architecture of the medieval Cluniac Priory Gatehouse in Thetford, Norfolk
Thetford: The gatehouse to the ruined Cluniac Priory at Thetford. This beautiful medieval flint structure stands tucked away within a private garden, just outside the boundary of the main English Heritage site.

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