Category: Religious Architecture > Cathedral
District: Porto > Porto > Porto
Located in the heart of Porto's historic center, one of the city's oldest and most visited areas.
- Construction began in the 12th century and extended into the 13th century.
Romanesque, with influences from other styles due to several alterations over the centuries.
- Romanesque features are visible on the facade and towers, as well as in the rose window and the central nave, with its barrel vault.
- Gothic cloister built in the 14th and 15th centuries, during the reign of King John I.
- Funeral chapel of João Gordo, knight of the Hospitallers, erected around 1333.
- In 1387, King John I married Philippa of Lancaster in Porto Cathedral, an important historical milestone.
- The exterior of the Cathedral was greatly altered in the 18th century, notably with the baroque galilee added by architect Nicolau Nasoni in 1736.
- A new baroque portal was built in 1772, replacing the original Romanesque one.
- Silver altar, located to the left of the chancel, an important 17th-century piece that was hidden from French troops in 1807.
- Medieval image of Our Lady of Vandoma, patron saint of the city, also present in this area.
- The old Romanesque chancel was replaced by a baroque-style one in the 17th century, with a prominent high altar, sculpted between 1727-1729.
- The baroque staircase designed by Nasoni in the 18th century is another interesting element, leading to the upper floors.
- Porto Cathedral has three important organs, one of them by the builder Jann, who was also responsible for the organ of the Lapa church.
- In 2022, it registered more than 500,000 visitors, being the most visited monument in northern Portugal.
Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sé_do_Porto
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 41.142791036836414,-8.611588234709167
Coordinates DMS: 41°08'34.0"N 08°36'41.7"W
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