Architecture
Owing to its modern, tourist-oriented, history, there are few architecturally significant buildings within its borders classified by the Instituto de Gestão do Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico (IGESPAR); these include:
- 3rd Financial Division building of the municipality of Alamada (Portuguese: 3ª Repartição de Finanças do Concelho de Almada na Costa de Caparica)
- Ararat/Residence of Robert Gulbenkian (Portuguese: Casa Ararat / Casa do Sr. Robert Gulbenkian)
- House of the Crown (Portuguese: Casa da Coroa)
- Estate of São Miguel (Portuguese: Quinta de São Miguel)
- Estate of Medos (Portuguese: Quinta dos Medos)
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