Porto Convention Centre
| Porto Customshouse Congress Centre | |
|---|---|
Centro de Congressos da Alfândega | |
A view of the old customshouse's installations along the north bank of the Douro River in the historic centre of Porto | |
| General information | |
| Type | Customshouse/Congress Centre |
| Architectural style | Neoclassicism |
| Location | Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória |
| Town or city | Porto |
| Country | Portugal |
| Coordinates | 41°8′34.9″N 8°37′18.1″W / 41.143028°N 8.621694°W |
| Opened | 1822 |
| Owner | Portuguese Republic |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Granite |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Jean F.G. Colson |
| Website | |
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The Porto Customshouse Congress Centre (Portuguese: Centro de Congressos da Alfândega) is a convention centre and former-customshouse situated in the civil parish in Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the northern Portuguese municipality of Porto. The building is located in the historic centre of the city, along the bank of the Douro River, and was renovated under the direction of the Pritzker-awarded architect Eduardo Souto de Moura. It is part of the Museum of Transport and Communication, founded on 21 February 1992, as a non-profit institution comprising 56 individual associates and 25 institutional associates.