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CathedralDouro Litoral (Portugal)
Sé do Porto (cathédrale de Porto)
Porto
Dimensions
13th-century Romanesque rose window, fortified facade flanked by two crenellated towers
Period
Romanesque construction begun around 1110, Gothic alterations, then Baroque facade remodelled in 1772
What stands there
John I of Portugal married Philippa of Lancaster here in 1387
Built as a fortress-church in the heart of the historic centre, Porto Cathedral retains a strongly defensive Romanesque character despite its later Gothic and Baroque transformations. It stands on the route of the Caminho Português at the point where pilgrims leave the city to cross the Douro. It lies within the UNESCO World Heritage site "Historic Centre of Porto", inscribed in 1996.
Getting there : Free entry to the nave; admission charge for the cloister, museum and tower
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
Nearby
- Ponte Dom Luís IMedieval bridge · Porto / Vila Nova de Gaia · 0.3 km
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- Sé Velha de Coimbra (ancienne cathédrale de Coimbra)Cathedral · Coimbra · 105 km
- Basílica de Santa María a Maior de PontevedraChurch · Pontevedra · 144 km
- Catedral de San Martiño de OurenseCathedral · Ourense · 147 km
- Sanctuaire de Notre-Dame de FátimaChurch · Fátima · 168 km
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