Batalha Square
Batalha Square (Portuguese: Praça da Batalha) is a historical public square located in the city of Porto, in Portugal.
Origin of the name
According to tradition, the name batalha (battle) comes from a 10th-century battle fought between the
Overview
An important monument of the square is the Batalha Palace, a good example of a late 18th-century urban palace of Porto. The main façade, in a style intermediate between
The square was urbanised in 1861, when a statue of King Pedro V of Portugal, standing over a pedestal, was erected right in front of Batalha Palace. The statue is a work by sculptor Teixeira Lopes (father) which was inaugurated in 1866.[1][2][3]
The Batalha area has been an important cultural spot for centuries. In 1794, it was here that the Oporto's opera house, the
Batalha Square was an important traffic hub until recently, but since the 1980s it has been mostly
See also
References
- ^ a b Rotadigital. "Porto XXI - Cultura". www.portoxxi.com. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- ^ a b "Praça da Batalha - Património - Câmara Municipal do Porto". www.cm-porto.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- ^ a b c d "Praça da Batalha - História da Praça da Batalha - Características". www.historiadeportugal.info (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-05.