Pelourinho da Sé do Porto
It looks like an ancient relic, but this is not true. This rococo style column is no more than an imitation of an old pillory placed there in 1945, as a decorative item, due to the works done in the Terreiro da Sé.
Contacts
Terreiro da Sé
4000,Porto
- Pillories & Stone crosses
- True
Characteristics
Monuments near Pelourinho da Sé do Porto
Capela dos Alfaiates / Capela de Nossa Senhora de Agosto
Built at the Escura Street it was later transferred to the spot it at nowadays. It started by being dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Assunção, whose festivity hap…
Capela do Senhor dos Passos
The Senhor dos Passos Chapel is from the end of the XVIII century. It presents an arch rounded portal, which occupies almost all the north front. Inside, it is…
Casa da Rua de Dom Hugo
Medieval house that keeps an origin wall, although it has suffered many changes through the XVII and XIX centuries. Recent dig revealed a possible occupation o…
Casa onde residiu Alexandre Herculano
A typical house in the city, have been one of the residences of Alexandre Herculano.
Chafariz de São Sebastião
This fountain is also known as Pelicans’ bridge. It has two figures asymmetrically placed, which support royal arms, and a pelican in the centre with a whole o…
Chafariz do Anjo São Miguel
This is a fountain that has, over a small column, a statue of the Angel São Miguel. It was built right after the former Arco the Vandoma place, by the Vímara P…
