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Posted: 28 Jan 2020


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S. Bento Railroad Station

S. Bento Railroad Station
São Bento railway station, Porto, is a 20th-century railway station in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, district of Porto. The English translation of São Bento is Saint Benedict. The station is located in the Historic Centre of Porto, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and as a National Monument of Portugal.This building was constructed over a number of years, starting in 1904, based on plans by architect José Marques da Silva. The large panels of azulejo tile were designed and painted by Jorge Colaço; they were completed in 1916 and the station was then inaugurated The murals represent moments in the country's history and the multicoloured panels depict rural scenes showing the people of various regions.

Ghislaine Girardot, Erhard Bernstein, Fred Fouarge, * Didier 85 * and 17 other people have particularly liked this photo


Latest comments - All (29)
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
WAOUhhhh je comprends pourquoi c'est classé
au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO…
merci du partage José
4 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Merci pour la visite Roland.
4 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Those murals are incredible, Jose, and that station is indeed a national treasure.
4 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
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Thank you Ron.
4 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
prachtige schilderingen
4 years ago.

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