Estátua de Dom João VI
Work done by Barata Feyo and Salvador Carvão da Silva D’Eça, open in June, 1966 at the Praça Gonçalves Zarco. This statue is a replica of the statue offered to the Rio de Janeiro city on its 4th centenary.
Contacts
Praça de Gonçalves Zarco
4100,Porto
- True
Characteristics
Monuments near Estátua de Dom João VI
Forte de São Francisco Xavier / Castelo do Queijo
Built in 1662, in a place called “do Queijo”, to protect the city from the Spanish Fleet. Surrounded by a moat, it presents watch-boxes at the corners. Inside …
Homem do Leme
The Homem do Leme, by Augusto Gomes, is a tribute to the boats’ pilots. It represents those brave men that, in the time of the sailing-crafts, had the responsi…
Monumento aos Pescadores
This is a huge red network, located at the roundabout opposite the Via of the Castelo do Queijo, erected in tribute to fishermen.
