Clerigos Church Interior

Clerigos Church Interior

An interior view of the Igreja dos Clérigos in Porto. Most people familiar with Porto will be instantly familiar with the exterior of this building as it sits at the base of the famous Clerigos tower. However, as you can see the interior of the church itself is fairly impressive too.

The church itself was designed by acclaimed Baroque architect, Nicolau Nasoni and completed in the 1760s. In this view of the choir and altarpiece we can see the exquisite late Baroque gilt wood carving.

 

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Porto is considered the capital of the north and as the second largest city in Portugal, rightfully so. There are really very few similarities between Porto and Lisbon – they are both near the coast, on the banks of large rivers and...