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Porto - Cathedral

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 21:00:48 +0000

Porto is with a population of about 250.000 the largest city in Northern Portugal. In "Greater Porto", the metropolitan area, live even more than 1.7 million people.

The historical center of Porto was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. Port wine is named after Porto, since the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia on the southern banks of the river Douro are the centers for packaging, transport and export of the fortified wine. Some years ago I had been here for a couple of days before I started the "Camino Portugues" here.

The construction of the dominating Porto Cathedral (Sé do Porto) began around 1100 and was completed more than 2 centuries later. Though it underwent different alterations over the centuries (gothic, baroque), the romanesque structure of the once fortified church is still clearly visible.

The gothic cloister was added end of the 14th century. Stairs lead up onto the flat roof of the cloister. The cathedral´s museum can be entered from here.

Porto - Cathedral

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 16:26:34 +0000

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Porto is with a population of about 250.000 the largest city in Northern Portugal. In "Greater Porto", the metropolitan area, live even more than 1.7 million people.

The historical center of Porto was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. Port wine is named after Porto, since the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia on the southern banks of the river Douro are the centers for packaging, transport and export of the fortified wine. Some years ago I had been here for a couple of days before I started the "Camino Portugues" here.

The construction of the dominating Porto Cathedral (Sé do Porto) began around 1100 and was completed more than 2 centuries later. Though it underwent different alterations over the centuries (gothic, baroque), the romanesque structure of the once fortified church is still clearly visible.

The gothic cloister was added end of the 14th century. This Romanesque capital outside the church survived all the "modernisations". What bird is this? An ostrich?

Porto - Cathedral

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 10:07:56 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

Porto is with a population of about 250.000 the largest city in Northern Portugal. In "Greater Porto", the metropolitan area, live even more than 1.7 million people.

The historical center of Porto was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. Port wine is named after Porto, since the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia on the southern banks of the river Douro are the centers for packaging, transport and export of the fortified wine. Some years ago I had been here for a couple of days before I started the "Camino Portugues" here.

The construction of the dominating Porto Cathedral (Sé do Porto) began around 1100 and was completed more than 2 centuries later. Though it underwent different alterations over the centuries (gothic, baroque), the romanesque structure of the once fortified church is still clearly visible.

The gothic cloister was added end of the 14th century. Traditional, blue azulejos are applied to the walls. Not only the word "azulejo", but as well the technique is a Moorish legacy.

Porto - Cathedral

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 22:06:12 +0000

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Steingaden

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:21:26 +0000

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An intersting design. Two pillars - and a kind of braid inbetween.
Well the last one is not plaited..

Steingaden

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:02:02 +0000

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On the back of the building still stands a small part of the former cloister.