In Ribeira Square (Porto), a photo from Porto, North

Photographer's Note

Hi dear TE friends

With good weather, the Ribeira Square is already full, many people walking and enjoying the Douro River

I hope you like it !

The Ribeira Square (in portuguese: Praça da Ribeira) is a historical square in Porto, Portugal. It is included in the historical centre of the city, designated World Heritage by UNESCO.

The square is located in the historical district of Ribeira (riverside in Portuguese), part of the São Nicolau parish. The Ribeira district spreads alongside the Douro river and used to be a centre of intense commercial and manufacturing activity since the Middle Ages. Also since that time the Ribeira Square was the site of many shops that sold fish, bread, meat and other goods. In 1491 the buildings around the square were destroyed in a fire, and the houses were rebuilt with arcades in their groundfloors. During this rebuilding campaign the square also gained a pavement made of stone slabs.

In the mid-18th century the city needed new urban improvements to provide for the swift flow of goods and people between the Ribeira neighbourhood and other areas of Porto. In this context, governor João de Almada e Melo opened a new street, the São João Street, that connected the Ribeira Square and the upper town, and promoted the reurbanisation of the square itself. The project, executed between 1776 and 1782, is credited to John Whitehead, English consul in Porto. The square was to become enclosed on its north, west and east sides by buildings with arcades, while the south side of the square, facing the Douro, was enclosed by the mediaeval walls (Muralhas Fernandinas) of Porto. These walls were torned down in 1821, opening the square to the river.

The northern part of the square has a monumental fountain, three storeys high, built in the 1780s and decorated with the coat-of-arms of Portugal. The niche of the fountain is occupied by a modern statue of St John the Baptist by scuptor João Cutileiro. The square also has a modern cubic sculpture by José Rodrigues (nicknamed the Cubo da Ribeira) over the remains of a 17th century fountain.

Nowadays the Ribeira Square is a favourite spot for tourists. From Wikipedia

Nikon D40X
2009/04/03 14:42:02.7
RAW (12-bit)
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 22mm
Digital Vari-Program: Auto (Flash Off)
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/200 sec - F/7.1
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-A

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pauloog (11735) 2009-07-20 1:15

Hello Aires,
A special building style that first catched my eye, looks like rectangular boxes piled upon each other like containers... But also a lively and colourful scene. Looks like real life, not the tourist crowds!
Aell captured.
Regards,
Paul

BeBeHooker (0) 2009-07-20 1:44

Hi Aires!
Nice sqauare, very nice cafe. Beautiful houses. A lot of people. Amazing colors.
Cheers!

Giorgio (11263) 2009-07-20 2:21

- Nice couloured place Aires, sympathetic atmosphere very lively and animated, in bonus beautiful blue sky, well done!
Greetings.
giorgio

swiatopelk777 (0) 2009-07-20 2:55

Hi Aires!
Wonderful tenement's houses, amazing colors. Nice picture. Very nice lightness and sharpness.
Greetings from Varsovia!

gilou530 (34) 2009-07-20 2:57

salut aires
une image bien colorée avec le sfacades et la place bien animée, un endroit trés fréquenté a ce qu'on peut voir, un bon cadrage et une image fait en toute simplicité
amitiés
gilbert

Greg1949 (9011) 2009-07-20 3:42

Aires, wonderful colorful and alive scene you have here. After looking at it closely I see that the plaza is on a slope and it comes through easily because of your fine composition, great stuff.

Greg

leonorkuhn (16229) 2009-07-20 5:09

Olá Aires,

Esta arquitetura é muito interessante, os andares superiores se projetam mais para a frente. Isto me lembrou os prédios de Amsterdam que se inclinam para a frente, para facilitar o fluxo das mercadorias pelas janelas. Excelente ponto de vista, lindas cores e ótima nitidez. Parabéns pelo belo trabalho.

Abraços e uma boa semana
Leonor

jurek1951 (35765) 2009-07-20 5:32

Hi Aires,
Great shot,
Excellent POV;
Very good colors and composition. Good sharpness and lights. Interesting framing.
Georg

bostankorkulugu (40790) 2009-07-20 6:48

beautiful red tones all around... a square full of life... good job aires...

mkamionka (24559) 2009-07-20 7:36

Hi Aires,
Beautiful colorful square, full of life. I really like it. Very pretty presentation.
I don't like the guy in the bottom right corner though :)
Thanks for sharing,
M

ciakgiak (30331) 2009-07-20 7:46

Ciao Aires,
che bella atmosfera si respira in questa piazza, i colori delle case sono bellissimi insieme a quelli degli ombrelloni. Ottimo e piacevole lavoro.
Un abbraccio
Giorgio

MarianneS (15338) 2009-07-20 12:28

Hello Aires,
A superb capture from Porto! Full of sun, light and joyful atmosphere.
it is good to see all these people having a drink and enjoying the moment.
The colours of the houses make them very attractive.
Have a good evening,
Marianne

rikko77 (10849) 2009-07-20 13:49

Oi Aires, foto cheia de vida e cores bem saturadas. Gostei deste enquadramento, parabéns!
Rikk

Graal (88950) 2009-07-20 23:29

Hi Aires,
an interesting place in Porto. Good presentation. Amazing segments of buildings. Well photojob.
Gr., Aleksander

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2009-07-21 1:42

Ola Aires! I love this square. I love these houses and their colours. Very nice cafe. Wonderful capture. Perfect exposure. Well done! Saude!

Amaz (11475) 2009-07-21 1:59

Preciosa foto, Aires!!
Muito belas cores e perfeita composição!!!

Demás muito inetessante a nota!!

Parabéns mil, amigo!!!

Abraço e até logo!!!

pablominto (53744) 2009-07-21 3:13

Hello Aires,

The fine light renders rich colours!
Many good details in the architecture, and I notice the cafe life around the square...
A well framed presentation of a sunny day in Ribeira Square!

Greetings,
Pablo -

danos (74056) 2009-07-21 4:01

Olá Aires,
nice the snapshot from the daily life of the Ribeira Square with all these people to sit and enjoy their coffee and the surround buildings.Informative your note about the history of the historical district of Ribeira,with the old buildings to steal the show.Well done.

Have a nice afternoon,Danos

John_F_Kennedy (41368) 2009-07-21 7:02

Excellent view of the market place, with excellent perspective to this busy place and good exposure too.
Best wishes,
Achim

Charo (51174) 2009-07-21 10:56

Olá Aires,
Adoro este canto do Porto, onde eu gosto de desfrutar destes terraços, talvez uma cerveja ou um café com os amigos e ter uma agradável conversa. Gosto muito de suas casas com fachadas coloridas. Se algum dia eu vou lá, olha esse lugar agradável.
Excelente captura.
Abraços,
Charo

lucasgalodoido (21030) 2009-07-21 20:29

Olá Aires,
uma vista bem interessante essa, rica em detalhes. Gostei das mesas assim na rua, e me chamou a atenção também a quantidade de TVs por assinatura nas bancadas dos prédios, por aqui são conhecidas como SKY. Estou seriamente pensando com comprar uma, por enquanto uso o sistema a Cabo, mas não estou satisfeito com a qualidade da imagem, mesmo trocando para o sistema digital...
Parabéns e Abraço

ChrisJ (86902) 2009-07-21 23:18

Olá Aires

A very lively daily life scene, with lots of interesting details to look at. The crowds of people animate the scene. Good colour & sharpness. Tfs!

emka (58194) 2009-07-21 23:24

Hi Aires,

Nice view of colourful houses and lively atmosphere of all these people enjoying beautiful day. I like this Cubo, funny sculpture. great shot of beautiful Porto.

regards Malgorzata

rodgerg (55767) 2009-07-22 4:17

Olà Aires,

A very coloured place and a very coloured shot. Very beautiful shot too with a POV well selected. An image full of life too.
Amizades,
Roger

alive (1266) 2009-07-22 4:55

Olá Aires!
Foto da bela Ribeira. Já tenho saudades de passar no Porto.
Esta foto tem muita vida com belas cores e nitidez.
Parabéns,
luis.

Cricri (86501) 2009-07-22 11:52

Hola Aires
Belle animation sur cette place, l'endroit est plaisant avec toutes ses façades de couleurs, belle composition et note
Good evenin g for you
cricri

anducina (8407) 2009-07-22 23:23

Hi Aires,
Very nice urbam scene, the architecture is amazing. I like a lot those old buildings, they look great anad in the same time the whole atmosphere seems very pleasant and relaxed.
TFS,
Andreea

madredeus (494) 2009-07-22 23:26

Ola Aires!
That's it - colourful Porto as usual :-)
Good taken photo.

regards
Eliza

dareco (17134) 2009-07-23 7:29

Such an interesting and busy place. I love all the colors!! Very nice detail and good pov. TFS

xuaxo (6830) 2009-07-24 7:20

Olá Aires,
Bela vista da Ribeira, com toda essa gente aproveitando o momento.
Ficaria melhor se tivesses deixado esse indivíduo à direita "sair" da imagem.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

jmdias (45820) 2009-07-25 7:36

aires

já caminhjei pelo porto mas não me lembro desta praça. muito bonito o colorido e o formato das casas e sobrados com o detalhe do cubo que remete às formas destas construções, muito bom ver a maneira como vc enquadrou as pessoas na paisagem. boa foto, boa luz, lindo trabalho

abraços

jorge

fanni (13868) 2009-07-26 13:48

Hello Aires,
what a jolly scene which is full of life and energy! :) Beautiful houses of various colours, "glued" one to another, seem to look very similar to so many people below - sitting at the tables close to one another and also as colourful as the houses! :) the two bright red umbrellas is a real bonus ;)
Best regards,
Elena

Sne011 (3084) 2009-07-27 14:24 [Comment]