Casa da Música

Casa da Música is a building in União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Porto. Casa da Música is situated nearby to the church Igreja Baptista do Porto, as well as near the art gallery Galeria Alvarez.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Casa da Música and Rotunda da Boavista.

Casa da Música

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The Casa da Música is a concert hall in Porto, Portugal. It was designed by architect Rem Koolhaas and opened in 2005. Designed to mark the festive year of 2001 in which the city of Porto was designated European Capital of Culture, it was the first building…

Rotunda da Boavista

Square

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Rotunda da Boavista, is a large roundabout with public gardens at its centre in the Boavista neighbourhood in Porto, Portugal. Always popularly known as "A Rotunda" it was named Praça de Boavista on its construction in the late 1700s and was renamed in 1903 as the Praça de Mouzinho de Alberquerque, honouring the Portuguese soldier who fought in Africa during the 19th century. Rotunda da Boavista is situated 140 metres east of Casa da Música.

Igreja Baptista do Porto

Church

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Igreja Baptista do Porto is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cedofeita and Guerra Junqueiro.

Cedofeita

Suburb

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Cedofeita is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória.