page_title: Lighthouse of São Miguel-o-Anjo
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Lighthouse of São Miguel-o-Anjo / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: São Miguel-O-Anjo Lighthouse, Tower or Chapel of São Miguel-O-Anjo, in freguesia da Foz do Douro, Porto, Portugal Português: Farol da São Miguel-O-Anjo, Torre, Capela ou Ermida de São Miguel-O-Anjo, na freguesia da Foz do Douro, Porto, Portugal
context_page_description: The Lighthouse of São Miguel-o-Anjo is a former hermitage and 16th century lighthouse, in the civil parish of Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde, municipality of Porto, in the Portuguese Norte Region. The lighthouse of São Miguel-o-Anjo is Portugal's oldest existing lighthouse and one of the oldest in Europe. Designed by Italian architect Francesco da Cremona, the project was completed in 1538.
context_section_description: The lighthouse structure is implanted in an urban area above the mouth of the Douro River, alongside the garden of Passeio Alegre.
  The visible structure includes a rectangular tower, which had a small patio with granite guards. The interior plan is octagonal, with three niches on the wall oriented towards the river. The smaller, main tower, includes a vaulted-ceiling cupola, painted white and that includes an iron railing, that substituted a balustrade. Access to the cupola occurs through a lateral spiral staircase. Presently, the chapel-lighthouse is totally overshadowed by the lateral building, that was constructed in 1841 to serve as an outpost for the Fiscal Guard.
caption: The chapel-lighthouse tower with vaulted cupola
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