Porto Cathedral

Main facade of the Porto Cathedral

View of the altar

View of the organ

North facade - loggia

The Porto Cathedral ( Portuguese: Sé do Porto ) is the main church of the city of Porto and the episcopal church of the Diocese of Porto in Portugal . It is situated on a hill in the old town, which since 1996 as World Heritage of UNESCO applies.

description

Construction began in the early 12th century in the Romanesque style. The double tower facade with rose window and the nave are preserved from this time . The Gothic cloister was built in the 14th century. In 1387 the cathedral was the site of the wedding of King John I to the English princess Philippa of Lancaster .

The exterior of the cathedral was extensively remodeled during the Baroque and Rococo periods . The choir was replaced by a new building in the 17th century and furnished with a retable , choir stalls and wall paintings in the 18th century . The tower crowns and the portal were changed on the facade. The cloister was decorated with blue and white azulejos (tiles). The Italian architect Nicolau Nasoni created a loggia for the north facade in the 18th century .

organ

The organ was built in 1985 by the organ builder Georg Jann . The instrument has 47 registers on three manuals and a pedal .

I Rückpositiv C – a 3 Reed flute 8th' Quintad 8th' Praestant 4 ′ recorder 4 ′ Sesquialtera II Advance deduction 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Transverse flute 2 ′ Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Scharff IV Hopper shelf 16 ′ Cromorne 8th' Tremulant

II main work C – a 3 Bourdon 16 ′ Praestant 8th' Gamba 8th' octave 4 ′ Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Super octave 2 ′ Cornet v Mixture V Cymbel III 2 ⁄ 3 ′ Orlos 16 ′ Trumpet 8th' Trompeta Magna 8th' Clairon 4 ′

III Swell C – a 3 Dumped 16 ′ Hollow flute 8th' Salicional 8th' Beat 8th' Praestant 4 ′ Flauto 4 ′ Nazat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Night horn 2 ′ third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ Forniture VI Advance deduction 1' bassoon 16 ′ Oboe 8th' Tremulant

Pedal C – f 1 Praestant 16 ′ Sub bass 16 ′ Fifth 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Octave bass 8th' Gemshorn 8th' Hollow flute 4 ′ Mixture VI trombone 16 ′ Trumpet 8th' Schalmey 4 ′

• Coupling: I / II, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P

See also

• List of Monumentos Nacionais in Porto

Individual evidence

1. ↑ More information about the organ

Web links

Commons : Porto Cathedral  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 41 ° 8 ′ 34.1 ″  N , 8 ° 36 ′ 40.3 ″  W.