Portugal-1972: Equestrian Statue Stands Before Gothic-Style Building

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationPortugal
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Portugal

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Equestrian Statue Stands Before Gothic-Style Building — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Portugal in 1972 captures a striking equestrian statue of a rider on horseback standing on a pedestal in front of a grand, multi-story Gothic-style stone building with pointed spires and intricate stonework. The scene is framed by green foliage in the foreground, with a clear sky and distant horizon visible behind the historic architecture. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics including soft focus, natural color fading, and subtle grain, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The camera remains mostly static, offering a steady view of this historic landmark.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 120949415

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

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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: 1970s Portugal home-movie footage suited for documentary or educational requests needing a visitor-shot exterior view of historic architecture and a public equestrian monument.
Period detail: The soft 8mm color, static tourist framing, mature landscaping, stone facade, pointed spires, and pedestal-mounted rider statue support a 1972 travel-footage reading without identifying the specific landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a traveler pausing to record a landmark from across greenery rather than a staged or narrated scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark equestrian statue on a pale pedestal, a Gothic-style stone building with towers and pointed spires, foreground shrubs, open sky, and a distant horizon line.
Film character: The footage carries a physical 8mm texture with soft focus, mild gate edge darkness, natural color fading, visible grain, and slight frame-to-frame exposure variation.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief architectural cutaway, travel-memory insert, or establishing detail between broader Portugal or European heritage sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects a tourist-era home-movie encounter with monumental public art and historic stone architecture in Portugal, with no visible crowd activity or event context.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still verify copyright status and confirm any landmark or property-related permissions required for their use case.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1972 Portugal 8mm landmark footage, equestrian statue before Gothic building, vintage home movie architecture, and Portuguese travel cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Portugal 1972 exteriors, and then with broader 1970s European architecture or monument footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Portugal 8mm frame showing a rider-on-horseback statue in front of a Gothic-style stone building, with foliage in the foreground and pale sky behind. — Equestrian statue before spired stone architecture.

1972 Portugal home-movie frame with the equestrian monument centered to the right of a dark Gothic-style facade and towers, framed by shrubs below. — Monument and Gothic-style facade from a visitor viewpoint.

1972 Portugal 8mm frame showing the statue on horseback beside a multi-story stone building with pointed spires, softened by home-movie focus and foreground plants. — Soft 8mm view of statue and historic stonework.

1972 Portugal travel frame with a rider statue silhouetted against the sky near Gothic-style towers, foreground shrubs, and a distant horizon beyond the architecture. — Rider statue silhouetted near spired towers.

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