Digital Atlas of Minas Gerais' Heritage listed by the Institute of Cultural and Artistic National Heritage

Teatro CentralJuiz de Fora/MG

Igreja Matriz de Sant'AnaCongonhas do Norte/MG

Vista da Serra do CaraçaCatas Altas/MG

Museu da Inconfidência, antiga Casa de Câmara e CadeiaVila Rica, atual Ouro Preto/MG

Igreja Matriz de Nossa de NazaréDistrito de Santa Rita Durão, Mariana/MG

Azulejos da Casa do BaileBelo Horizonte/MG

Project aim

The elaboration of an updated Digital Atlas of the historical and cultural heritage of Minas Gerais allows diverse community sectors to know the State’s cultural heritage through a visual and interactive reading of the listed items, presented in maps, photographs, drawings and specific documents. This makes possible a constant evaluation of the physical conditions of that patrimony with the purpose of protecting it.

Besides, one of the features of the Digital Atlas is its comprehensiveness, since it gathers knowledge from various fields such as Geography, History, Archeology, Sociology, Politics, Architecture and Arts, rendering its content richer in variety.

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Highlight of the day

Samaritan´s Fountain

Mariana/MG

Fonte da Samaritana (Samaritan’s Fountain) can be found, along with other artwork produced in Minas Gerais in the 18th and 19th centuries, in the Archdiocesan Museum (former Capitular House, created by Archbishop Dom Oscar de Oliveira in 1962). The Fountain is an exceptional sculptural work, carved in low prominences, representing the episode of Christ and the Samaritan. Its formal characteristics are said to have been made by Antônio Francisco Lisboa, known as Aleijadinho. This Fountain used to be part of a larger one, placed in the palace garden.

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