Places
Open Visits
Maximum 20 people per visit
No reservation required; first-come, first-served
No wheelchair access
Photography allowed
Description
Risen near the primitive wall of the city during the 15th Century, this building is the first headquarters of municipal power. In it, 24 representatives of the trades of Porto would gather – this fact gave it its name. It stopped being used by the end of the 18th Century and, in 1875, a violent fire destroyed it completely. Fernando Távora’s project gave back the volume to the tower, with a contemporary reinterpretation. We propose a visit to this controversial building as a counterpoint to the historicist version of the nearby Medieval Tower.
Location
Terreiro do Sé
Directions: Google Maps / Apple Maps
Public Transport
Bus: STCP - 207, 303, 400, 500, 900, 901, 904, 905, ZM
Subway: Linha D - São Bento
Train: S. Bento