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Religious buildings and structures in Porto (1 C, 4 P) S. Schools in Porto (1 C, 2 P) Sports venues in Porto (7 P) T. Theatres and concert halls in Porto (7 P)
1984-1994: Casa Vieira de Castro, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal. 1985: Campo di Marte Social Housing Project, Venice, Italy. 1985-1988: Housing Schilderswijk West, the Hague, Netherlands. [1] 1986-1993: Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto, Portugal. 1986: Borges&Irmão Bank, Vila do Conde, Portugal.
The stone roof of the central aisle is supported by flying buttresses, making the building one of the first in Portugal to use this architectonic feature. This first Romanesque building has suffered many alterations but the general aspect of the façade has remained romanesque. Inner view of rose window and central aisle of Porto Cathedral.
Between 1940 and 1960, the Gabinete de História da Cidade (Porto History Cabinet) was installed in the building, resulting in its reference as the Torre da Cidade (City Tower). [1] In 1974, the building became the seat of the Centro Cultural e Social da Sé (Sé Social and Cultural Centre). [1]
The Clérigos Church was one of the first baroque churches in Portugal to adopt a typical baroque elliptic floorplan. The altarpiece of the main chapel, made of polychromed marble, was executed by Manuel dos Santos Porto. The monumental tower of the church, located at the back of the building, was only built between 1754 and 1763.
The first architect of the Palácio was Joaquim da Costa Lima Júnior, who was in charge of the project from 1840 until 1860. He was responsible for the general design of the building, inspired by the Neopalladian architecture that was in fashion in Porto since the late 18th century, expressed in buildings like the Hospital of St Anthony (by English architect John Carr), the English Factory ...
The number of buildings and architects is large and, because the north of Portugal was spared from the ravages of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, there is a large number of buildings. A different and more exuberant Baroque style with some Rococo touches, more reminiscent of the style in Central Europe , developed in the northern part of Portugal.
The national monuments of Portugal (Portuguese: Monumentos Nacionais) were constructed throughout the Portuguese territory, and the oldest date back to the period of pre-historic settlement of occupation. Subsequently, the region that is today Portugal has been colonized by many civilizations, which have left marks in the territory ...