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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Historic Centre of Porto canonical | 3 |
| Porto Cathedral area | 1 |
| Porto city centre | 1 |
| Porto’s historic centre UNESCO World Heritage area (vicinity) | 1 |
| historic centre of Porto | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Porto Cathedral area
this entity surface form:
Porto city centre
this entity surface form:
historic centre of Porto
this entity surface form:
Porto’s historic centre UNESCO World Heritage area (vicinity)
subject surface form:
Northwestern Portugal
subject surface form:
Northern Portugal