Portugal-1972: Gothic Church with Spires and Arched Windows

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationPortugal
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Portugal

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Gothic Church with Spires and Arched Windows — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Portugal in 1972 captures a grand Gothic church with intricate stonework, pointed spires, and arched windows. The film shows a slow pan across the historic structure, highlighting its detailed facade and spiked roofline under a pale sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, color fading to purple and blue, and visible grain and scratches. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of European religious architecture, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or editorial content exploring 1970s travel and preservation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120949370

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Portugal Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1972 Portugal 8mm exterior footage can support documentary or educational requests for period travel views of historic European church architecture.
Period detail: The visible stone facade, pointed arches, tracery windows, pinnacles, and spired roofline indicate historic Gothic or Gothic-revival religious architecture, while the 8mm color palette supports the stated early 1970s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, with a slow handheld pan studying the church exterior from street or plaza level rather than a staged architectural survey.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large stone church facade, arched windows, buttress-like vertical supports, decorative roof pinnacles, a tall dark spire, pale sky, and partial foreground obstructions from the film frame or scan.
Film character: The footage carries a soft 8mm home-movie texture with purple-blue color shift, visible grain, minor scratches, slight blur, and handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short architectural cutaway, travel-memory insert, or transition into a sequence about historic Portugal, European churches, or 1970s tourism.
Historical context: The clip visually documents how a traveler in 1972 recorded a monumental religious building as a landmark, emphasizing facade details more than street life or ceremony.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but the church should still be identified for location accuracy and property or institutional permissions should be assessed separately from copyright.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1972 Portugal 8mm church exterior, Gothic church facade home movie, historic European spires, and vintage travel footage of religious architecture.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Portugal 1972 exteriors, and then with broader 1970s European travel footage featuring churches, stone landmarks, and historic architecture.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Portugal 8mm frame showing a historic stone church facade with Gothic-style arches, roof pinnacles, and soft purple-blue film color. — Historic church facade with pointed roofline details.

1972 Portugal 8mm frame of a large historic church exterior with arched windows, decorative stonework, and a tall dark spire near the center. — Gothic-style church exterior during a slow pan.

1972 Portugal 8mm frame showing the church facade closer in view, with pointed window forms, stone tracery, pinnacles, and purple color fading. — Closer view of arched church windows and roof details.

1972 Portugal 8mm frame showing a wider portion of the historic church exterior, including arched windows, roof pinnacles, a tall spire, and adjoining stone structure. — Wider view of the church facade and spired roofline.

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