Historic Centre of Porto

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The Historic Centre of Porto is a UNESCO World Heritage–listed old town in Portugal renowned for its medieval streets, baroque churches, and historic riverside architecture along the Douro River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
associatedWith Atlantic maritime commerce
Port wine trade
bufferZoneArea approximately 263 hectares
contains Church of São Francisco NERFINISHED
Clérigos Church NERFINISHED
Clérigos Tower NERFINISHED
Dom Luís I Bridge (upper deck access from centre) NERFINISHED
Palácio da Bolsa NERFINISHED
Porto Cathedral NERFINISHED
Ribeira Square NERFINISHED
São Bento Railway Station NERFINISHED
country Portugal
governedBy Municipal Council of Porto NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalStyle Baroque
Gothic
Neoclassical
Romanesque
hasPart Clérigos area NERFINISHED
Miragaia NERFINISHED
Ribeira NERFINISHED
Sé (Cathedral quarter) NERFINISHED
hasViewOf Vila Nova de Gaia riverfront NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscribedUnderName Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar NERFINISHED
locatedIn Norte Region NERFINISHED
city of Porto NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Western European Summer Time NERFINISHED
Western European Time
locatedOnRiver Douro River NERFINISHED
notableFor baroque churches
granite buildings
historic riverside architecture
medieval urban fabric
narrow winding streets
tile-covered façades (azulejos)
partOf Douro cultural landscape (wider region) NERFINISHED
municipality of Porto NERFINISHED
primaryLanguage Portuguese
recognizedBy UNESCO
tourismType cultural tourism
urban tourism
UNESCOSiteArea approximately 49 hectares
UNESCOSiteId 755
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iv)
(vi)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1996

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Norte Region containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Porto
Porto north bank contains Historic Centre of Porto
this entity surface form: Porto Cathedral area
Porto north bank adjacentTo Historic Centre of Porto
this entity surface form: Porto city centre
Porto São Bento railway station locatedIn Historic Centre of Porto
this entity surface form: historic centre of Porto
Porto São Bento railway station partOf Historic Centre of Porto
this entity surface form: Porto’s historic centre UNESCO World Heritage area (vicinity)
northwestern Portugal UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Porto
subject surface form: Northwestern Portugal
northern Portugal hasCulturalHeritageSite Historic Centre of Porto
subject surface form: Northern Portugal