Cedofeita buildings

Some traditional Porto style downtown buildings on Rua da Cedofeita - one of the city's main shopping streets.

If you look at the buildings closer they have some quite fine details such as the wrought iron balconies and granite window frames. I also noticed the left and right buildings pretty much match each other in terms of both azulejo tiles and the balcony railing designs.

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