1765–1796
Former Court and Prison of Relação
Antiga Cadeia e Tribunal da Relação do Porto
Novelist Camilo Castelo Branco and Ana Plácido are held here, in separate wings, accused of adultery.
Stories
The old court collapses 1752
On Holy Saturday the first court building falls in ruins; the court returns to the town hall.
Rebuilt by Almada 1765
João de Almada e Melo starts the new court and prison to a plan by Eugénio dos Santos; done in 1796.
A writer and his lover behind bars 1860
Novelist Camilo Castelo Branco and Ana Plácido are held here, in separate wings, accused of adultery.
Prison becomes photography centre 1997
The empty prison becomes the Portuguese Centre of Photography.