The Swimming Pool of “Quinta da Conceição” is a work of Architect Álvaro Siza Vieira and was inaugurated in 1965, and is located in “Quinta da Conceição”, a public park located in the parish of Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos county, Porto district. Initially the site was the premises of the Convent of Our Lady of the Conception of the Order of St. Francis who arrived there in 1481. At present it is still visible the old cloister of the convent, some fountains, a “manuelino” style portal and the chapel of St. Francis. In the 60's, the “Quinta” was the target of important improvements coordinated
Quinta da Conceição Swimming Pool

Álvaro Siza

Exterior · Matosinhos, Portugal · 1957

Photo: Miguel Marques from Porto, Portugal · 2020-02-26 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 3264×1504

The Swimming Pool of “Quinta da Conceição” is a work of Architect Álvaro Siza Vieira and was inaugurated in 1965, and is located in “Quinta da Conceição”, a public park located in the parish of Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos county, Porto district. Initially the site was the premises of the Convent of Our Lady of the Conception of the Order of St. Francis who arrived there in 1481. At present it is still visible the old cloister of the convent, some fountains, a “manuelino” style portal and the chapel of St. Francis. In the 60's, the “Quinta” was the target of important improvements coordinated

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