Town Hall

 administrative building, interesting place, town hall

The construction of the new Municipal Offices, which began in 1906, in accordance with the drawings of Adães Bermudes, was completed in 1909. The building has austere facades, with subdued neo-Manueline windows. The facade contains an imposing battlement topped tower and a pyramidal tile covering, which alternately represent the Cross of Christ and the Portuguese Shield. The top displays the majestic armillary sphere with four others of smaller size on the sides with sentry-boxes forming the corners of the tower. The same facade contains a veranda, full of Manueline type arches and surmounted by a pediment displaying the municipal arms. The interior opens up into a magnificent cloister whose narrow upper balconies are richly adorned in the neo-Manueline and renaissance styles.