Rotunda da Boavista
A 45 m (148 ft) column in the middle of the rotunda commemorates the victory of the Portuguese against the French troops that invaded Portugal during the Peninsular War (1807–1814). The column, slowly built between 1909 and 1951, is a project by celebr...
Ribeira Square
The Ribeira Square is a historical square in Porto, Portugal. It is included in the historical centre of the city, designated World Heritage by UNESCO.
The square is located in the historical district of Ribeira (riverside in Portuguese), part of th...
Liberdade Square
The square has its origins in the beginning of the 18th century. It was in 1718 that a project for the urbanisation of the area begun, which resulted in the creation of new streets and an ample square, known as Praça Nova (New Square). The square was i...
Batalha Square
According to tradition, the name batalha (battle) comes from a 10th-century battle fought between the Moorish forces of Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir and the inhabitants of Porto, which resulted in the defeat of the latter and the destruction of the city.
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São João National Theatre
The primitive theatre was constructed at the end of the 18th century (1796) by Italian Vicente Mazzoneschi, and inaugurated on 13 May 1798, as the Teatro do Príncipe (Prince's Theatre). It was named in honour of the prince-regent John VI, who later bec...
Coliseu do Porto
The Coliseum of Porto is a Portuguese theatre and concert venue in civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, in northern Portugal. A leading venue for music and cultural events in Por...
Rivoli Theatre (Portugal)
The National Theatre was inaugurated on 5 October 1913. Its first property-owner was the merchant Manuel Pires Fernandes. The coliseum reached its zenith under the management of D. Maria Fernandes Borges, daughter of the owner, who lived in the house a...
Cinema Batalha (Porto)
The Cinema Batalha is a Portuguese cinema and concert venue in civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, municipality of Porto. Originally known as the Salão High-Life (High Life Cinema), it was moved from Boavist...
Casa da Música
The Casa da Música (literally the House of Music) is a Portuguese concert hall in civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, in northern Portugal. It houses the cultural institution Fu...
Pavilhão Rosa Mota
Pavilhão Rosa Mota is an arena in Porto, Portugal. Pavilhão Rosa Mota opened in 1954 and holds 5,400 people. The pavilion was previously known as Pavilhão dos Desportos but in 1991 it was renamed after Rosa Mota, a Portuguese, European, World and Olymp...
Estádio do Dragão
The Estádio do Dragão is an all-seater football stadium located in Porto, Portugal, and the current home ground of Futebol Clube do Porto. It has a capacity of 50,033, making it the third largest football ground in Portugal.
Designed by Portuguese a...
Dragão Caixa
The Dragão Caixa is an indoor arena located in Porto, Portugal, which houses the basketball, handball and roller hockey teams of FC Porto. It was inaugurated on 23 April 2009 and has a capacity of 2,179 spectators. The construction project was done in ...
Palacette of the Visconts of Balsemão
In the second-half of the 18th century, the residence was constructed by nobleman José Alvo Brandão, along the then-designated Largo dos Ferradores.
Following the 1800 wedding of D. Maria Rosa Alvo and her cousin/step-brother, Luís Máximo Alfredo Pi...
Palace of São João Novo
he Palace of São João Novo is a palace/residence in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, in the Portuguese district of the same name.
Palacette of Belomonte
Up until the 18th century, the building functioned as the Colégio de São Sebastião (College of São Sebastião), and the Banco Aliança.
The current building was constructed in the 18th century.
By the middle of the 19th century, it was one of the p...
Palace of Freixo
The Palace of Freixo is a former-residence in the civil parish of Campanhã, in the northern Portuguese city of Porto.
Palace of the Carrancas
In the 18th century, D. Brites Maria Felizarda de Castro acquired a series of lots in order to build a great house for a residence and to be able to establish a factory in 1795. The project was attributed to Joaquim da Costa Lima Sampaio, and architect...
Alfândega Porto Congress Centre
The Porto Customshouse Congress Centre is a convention centre and former-customshouse situated in the civil parish in Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the northern Portuguese municipality of Porto. The building is loc...
Almeida Garrett Library
The Biblioteca Municipal Almeida Garrett is situated in the gardens of the Palácio de Cristal, a space for information and vocational leisure, along Rua Entrequintas. In order to serve the public, the library distributes its collections and equipment i...
Casa da Câmara
Before 1350, the municipal senate functioned in a small, wooden house alongside the Sé Cathedral.
The building, known as the Paço de Arcos (Palace of Archs) was constructed in 1360 by the municipal council, with pre-authorization of the Corregidor o...
