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Porto

About Porto

Population

237,584 in city
0 in metro

Size

41 km² (16 mi²)

Altitude

94 m

The city of Porto (Harbour, in Portuguese) became in 868 the center of the re-conquest of Portugal's land. Today it is the second most important in the country. In the 18th century the city became extraordinarily rich because of the commerce with South America and the business of the fine wines of Porto. Today Porto features a historic downtown and many important and unique monuments such as the steel bridge over Douro River, office buildings and railway station by Praça Liberdade and unique churches. In 2004 Portugal hosted the Eurocup of soccer, this bringing a new stadium and development with many high-rise buildings. The city also opened in 2004 a brand new and modern light metro system.

Metro Cities

Leça da Palmeira, Maia, Porto, Póvoa de Varzim, Rio Tinto, Santo Tirso, Vila Nova de Gaia

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
335	All Buildings
309	existing
17	under construction
4	planned
5	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Hotel Vila Galé Porto	262 ft	1999
2	Torre do Foco	259 ft	1978
3	Bom Sucesso Trade Center	253 ft	2007
4	Torre das Antas	249 ft	1998
5	Dom Henrique Hotel	236 ft	1974

Building types

No.	Type
162	low-rise building
143	high-rise building
9	bridge
8	church
4	stadium
2	monument
2	open-air structure
1	lighthouse
1	palace
1	silo
1	building with towers
1	hall

Other buildings

No.	Type
23	Famous buildings
0	Buildings with construction images