A report on Nicolau Nasoni, Porto and Baroque architecture

Tower of Clérigos Church
Santa Susanna, Rome
Former Episcopal Palace of Porto overlooking the Ribeira in Porto
Porto Cathedral, Sé do Porto, built in the 12th century, with Baroque and 20th-century modifications
Chapel of Les Invalides, Jules Hardouin-Mansart (completed 1708)
Foz neighbourhood, along the coast
Greenwich Hospital by Sir Christopher Wren (1694)
A street in Porto
The Zwinger in Dresden by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1697–1716)
Clérigos Church and Tower
Upper Belvedere Palace in Vienna (1721–23)
Porto City Hall in the Avenida dos Aliados
Troja Palace, Prague (1679–1691)
Current composition of Porto city council: RM (6) PS (3) PSD (2) CDU (1)
St. George's Cathedral of Timișoara by Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach
Barrels of port wine aging: the fortified wine is the best-known of the city's exports
Interior of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Vilnius (1668–1701)
South side of Douro, Vila Nova de Gaia
Church of Santa Engrácia, Lisbon (now National Pantheon of Portugal; begun 1681)
The Ribeira area along the river Douro, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site
Interior of the Basilica and Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo in Recife, Brazil, built between 1665 and 1767
Internal highway
Church of Our Saviour, Copenhagen (1682–1747)
Luís I Bridge, September 2019
Smolny Convent
Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport
The Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv (1744–1752)
São Bento railway station
Facade of the Church of the Gesù Rome (consecrated 1584)
Azulejos at São Bento
Interior view of Dome of the Church of the Gesù by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, and Giacomo della Porta
Porto Metro light rail
Corpus Christi Church, Nesvizh in Belarus (1586 and 1593)
STCP bus
Facade of Santa Susanna, Rome by Carlo Maderno (1603)
Heritage tram
Saints Peter and Paul Church, Kraków, Poland by Giovanni Maria Bernardoni (1605–1619)
Casa de Serralves
The Church of St-Gervais-et-St-Protais, the first Paris church with a façade in the new Baroque style (1616–20)
Casa da Música
The Luxembourg Palace by Salomon de Brosse (1615–1624)
On the waterfront, She Changes sculpture by artist Janet Echelman
Basilica of Bom Jesus. A World Heritage Site built in Baroque style and completed in 1604 AD. It has the body of St Francis Xavier.
Azulejos and Gothic elements at the Cathedral
Baldaquin by Bernini in the Basilica of Saint Peter, Rome (1623–34)
The francesinha is made of bread, sausage, steak, cheese and a beer-based sauce. Some types of francesinha may include egg or other ingredients.
Fresco on ceiling of the grand salon of Barberini Palace in Rome, by Pietro da Cortona (1633–1639)
The rectory of the University of Porto
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane by Francesco Borromini (1634–1646)
Super Bock Arena – Pavilhão Rosa Mota
The interior of the dome of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane by Francesco Borromini (1638–1641)
Estádio do Dragão, home of FC Porto
Church of Santi Luca e Martina, in Rome, by Pietro da Cortona (1635–50)
Estádio do Bessa XXI, home of Boavista
Santa Maria della Salute by Baldassare Longhena in Venice (1630–31).
Monument to Prince Henry the Navigator
Pavillon de l’Horloge of the Louvre Palace by Jacques Lemercier (1624–1645)
Duarte Coelho
Chapel of the Sorbonne by Jacques Lemercier (1626–35)
Statue of António da Silva Porto in Angola
Château de Maisons by François Mansart (1630–1651)
Statue of Júlio Dinis
The Basilica of Superga near Turin by Filippo Juvarra (1717–1731)
Statue of Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Interior of the Basilica of Superga by Filippo Juvarra
Sérgio Godinho, 2017
The Palazzo Carignano, now the Museum of the Italian Renaissance, Turin
Rosa Mota, 2012
Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles by Jules Hardouin-Mansart (begun 1678–1686)
Joao Pinto, 2012
Chapel of the Palace of Versailles begun by Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1699 to 1710)
Salon of the Hôtel de Soubise in Paris (1735–40) by Germain Boffrand
West facade of Saint Paul's Cathedral by Christopher Wren (1675–1702)
Castle Howard, North Yorkshire by John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor (1699–1712)
Blenheim Palace by John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor
Interior of the church of the Abbey of Melk by Jakob Prandtauer (1702–1736)
Library of the Clementinum, the Jesuit university in Prague (1722)
Karlskirche, Vienna by Fischer von Erlach (consecrated 1737)
Kaisersaal of Würzburg Residence by Balthasar Neumann (1749–51)
Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers by Balthasar Neumann (1743–1772)
Royal Palace of Gödöllő (Hungary) by András Mayerhoffer (1730s–1785)
Late Baroque facade, Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (1738–1750)
Palacio de San Telmo in Seville by Leonardo de Figueroa (1682–1895)
Retable in the Sagrario Chapel of Segovia Cathedral (1686) by Jose Benito de Churriguera, the earliest architect of the Churrigueresque style
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Ouro Preto, Brazil, built between 1765 and 1775, by Brazilian Aleijadinho
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, Mexico City, built between 1571 and 1813, by several architects
Cathedral Basilica of Zacatecas in Mexico, built between 1729 and 1772, an example of the Churrigueresque style
Havana Cathedral, Cuba, built between 1748 and 1777<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.filepicker.io/api/file/iSxgoQ8ETD27Ws4jydTm|title=Modern architecture in Cuba and Contemporary Preservation Challenges|author=Belmont Freeman|work=Columbia University|date=23 June 2018}}</ref>
High altar of the Iglesia de El Sagrario, Quito, church built between 1617 and 1747 by Spaniard José Jaime Ortiz. It is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO
Complete facade of the Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco, Quito, built between 1550 and 1680
Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, Cusco, Peru, built between 1576 and 1668, by Jean-Baptiste Gilles and Diego Martínez de Oviedo.
Panorama of the facade of the Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, Lima, built between 1657 and 1672 by the Portuguese Constantino de Vasconcellos and the Liman Manuel Escobar, is a World Heritage City by UNESCO
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña in Texas, built between 1711 and 1731
Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo in San Antonio, built between 1760 and 1782.
Decorative cartouche designed for the Palazzo Barberini by Filippo Juvarra (1711)
Ceiling of the Farnese Gallery by Annibale Carracci (1597–1704)
Illusionistic painting on the ceiling of the Jesuit church in Vienna by Andrea Pozzo (1703)
Grand staircase of the Würzburg Residence (1720–1780)
Trompe-l'œil effect on the ceiling of the Church of the Gesu, Rome, by Giovanni Battista Gaulli (completed 1679)
Baroque garden at Vaux-le-Vicomte. The parterre, designed to be viewed from above from the Chateau windows and terrace, was an extension of the interior architecture and design
Cruciform plan of a high Baroque Church, Santi Luca e Martina in Rome by Pietro da Cortona (1639–1669)
Floor plan of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1658–1661) showing the entrance (below), altar (top) and radiating chapels
Plan of the Late Baroque Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers by Balthasar Neumann, constructed between 1743 and 1772. The altar is in an oval in the center.
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane by Francesco Borromini (1634–1646)
The Basilica of Superga near Turin by Filippo Juvarra (1717–1731)

He became one of the most influential figures in Portuguese Baroque architecture with his original and vigorous and theatrical style of Baroque and Rococo architecture.

- Nicolau Nasoni

At the invitation of Jerónimo de Távora e Noronha, the Dean of Porto, Portugal, whose brother Roque de Távora, he had met in Malta, Nasoni moved to Porto in 1723 (or 1725), where he would remain till his death in 1773.

- Nicolau Nasoni

Between 1732 and 1763, Italian architect Nicolau Nasoni designed a baroque church with a tower that became its architectural and visual icon: the Torre dos Clérigos (English: Clerics' Tower).

- Porto

Nicolau Nasoni – Clérigos Church in Porto (1732–1763); Mateus Palace in Vila Real (1739–1743)

- Baroque architecture
Tower of Clérigos Church

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