Historic Center of Porto: a landscape of transformation, Portugal
| Name | Historic Center of Porto: a landscape of transformation | |
| Place | Porto | |
| Country | Portugal | |
| Author(s) | Andreia V. Quintas | |
| Project start | enter the date of the project start | |
| Completion | enter the date of completion | |
| World Heritage | 1996 | |
| Client | enter the client | |
| Project costs | enter the costs (if known) | |
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The historic center of Porto constitutes a landscape that is the result of the process of transformation and evolution that the city has passed over the years. The biophysical and constructed elements, shaped by the action of the man, and in conjugation with its livability, had created an unique landscape characterized by its unity. Always in close relation with the river and growing through the slopes, the city has managed to transform itself, responding to changes and new needs, distinguished not only by its constructed heritage but on a culture of its people.
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