PORTUGAL GUIMARAES - ANTIGOS PASSOS DO CONCELHO(FORMER CITY COUNCIL BUIDLING)

ANTIGOS PASSOS DO CONCELHO

(FORMER CITY COUNCIL BUIDLING)

Above the arcades that connect Praca de S.Tiago to Largo Da Oliveira,there is the building Antigos Passos do Concelho.This was the building where the men who governed the city took their seat.

 Its construction began in the 14^th century ,lasting until the middle of the 15^th century, the era reigned by D.Afonso V.Between the 16^th and 18^th centuries, the building underwent various reconstructions and reforms .Later, in 1877,  a sculpture of a warrior from the former Customs building was placed on its facade. According to tradition, this warrior symbolizes the double construction of the people of Guimaraes in the African conquests.