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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
302	All Buildings
297	existing
3	planned
2	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Hotel Vila Galé Porto	249 ft	1999
2	Torre do Foco	246 ft	1978
3	Dom Henrique Hotel	236 ft	1974
4	Câmara Municipal do Porto	230 ft	1957
5	Torre das Antas	230 ft	1998

Building types

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

Other buildings

No.	Type
3	Famous buildings
0	Buildings with construction images