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The Ribeira Square (Portuguese: Praça da Ribeira) is a historical square in Porto, Portugal. It is included in the historical centre of the city, designated World Heritage by UNESCO . History
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Porto, Portugal This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
The fountain is flanked by buildings along the Rua das Virtudes in the historic centre of Porto. [1]The granite fountain is part of a pyramidal obelisk decorated with a sphere recessed within a deep niche of rounded portico, flanked by pilasters. [1]
Various gates began to be demolished during this period; in 1774, the Porta da Ribeira was demolished; between 1789 and 1794, the Porta do Olival was destroyed; in 1792, the Porta de Nossa Senhora da Batalha was also taken down; and by 1821, removal of the line of walls that closed the access to the Praça da Ribera along the river. [1]
The Elevador da Ribeira. The Elevador da Ribeira or Elevador da Lada is a public elevator in Porto, Portugal.It connects the neighbourhood of Ribeira [] (at no. 66 of Largo dos Arcos da Ribeira, near the Dom Luís I Bridge) [1] to the middle of the slope of Barredo, by means of a vertical lift and a footbridge.
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]
This house belonged to the Portuguese painter António Carneiro and was built in the 1920s. It served as both his residence and workshop. Later on, the same workshop was by his son, Carlos Carneiro, also a painter.
Wood-engraving, published in The Illustrated London News, of the Palácio de Cristal, which was constructed to house the Exhibition. The Exposição Internacional do Porto, known in English as the International Exhibition of 1865, was a world's fair held in the Portuguese city of Porto.