Palace · 1737-late 18th c. (medieval core)
Episcopal Palace
Paço Episcopal do Porto
In the siege of Porto the bishop flees and Pedro IV's troops hold the palace against Miguel I.
Stories
Nasoni's palace 1737
Work starts on the Baroque palace, drawn in 1734 and attributed to Nicolau Nasoni.
A palace becomes a fortress 1832
In the siege of Porto the bishop flees and Pedro IV's troops hold the palace against Miguel I.
Siege of Porto (Liberal Wars) 1832-1833
Fire destroys the São Francisco cloisters (site of the Stock Exchange); Santo Ildefonso hit 21 July 1833.
The city hall on the hill 1916
From 1916 to 1956 the empty bishop's palace serves as Porto's city hall.