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The museum is located in the building constructed in 1767 in the historic center of Porto and used to serve as a prison (Cadeia da Relacao) until 1974. The building was restored and its former cells have been transformed into galleries. [41] [42] Casa do Infante: 1324 House of the Prince is a museum and one of the oldest buildings in the city ...
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Sports venues in Porto District (1 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Porto District" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
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.
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 ...
Douro Litoral (in Portuguese) (Série 2, VI ed.), Porto, Portugal, 1946 {}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher Ministério das Obras Públicas, ed. (1953), Relatório da Actividade do Ministério no ano de 1952 (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal {{ citation }} : CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link )
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 ...