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Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque (ou Campo Novo)
Opened in 1725, Praça do Campo Novo is attributed to the architect Manuel Pinto de Vilalobos, who during the first quarter of the 18th century carried out several civil works for the Archbishop of Braga.
Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque 2, 4710-301
Braga
Description
In a quadrangular planimetry arranged in a diamond shape, the square opens to four main roads, the streets of São Gonçalo, Santo André, das Oliveiras and Guadalupe. The sides of the square are filled with two-storey residential buildings, the first with a door and window or two doors, the second with bay windows.
This model of civil architecture is a result of the work of Vilalobos, which presents an urban model "(...) which is characterized by the clarity of the main elevation, on two floors and with the spans of the main floor valued by triangular pediments (... ) "(SOROMENHO, 1991, p. 190), very common in the North of the country.
The center of the square houses a garden with a monument to the memory of D. Pedro V, erected in 1879 in Campo de Santana and transferred to Campo Novo around 1915. At the north top, a granite fountain was built, surrounded by stairs, and behind it, the palace of the Count of Carcavelos was built in the 19th century, which substantially altered the reading rhythm of the square.
Source: https://www.cm-braga.pt/
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