Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Teatro Rivoli

With around 250,000 inhabitants, Porto is the largest city in the north of Portugal. More than 1.7 million people live in the "Greater Porto area", the metropolitan region. The historic centre of Porto was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. Port wine is named after Porto because the wineries of Vila Nova de Gaia on the south bank of the Douro River are the centres for packaging, transporting and exporting the fortified wine. I have uploaded many photos from previous visits. So I will limit myself and only upload a few. In 1913, the so-called National Theatre was inaugurated. In the following years, changes in the urban centre forced the building to be rethought and modernised, and so, in 1923, the Rivoli Theatre appeared, remodelled, adapted for cinema and with a programme of opera, dance, theatre and concerts. The architectural project was the responsibility of architect Júlio José de Brito. The 1940s and 1950s are golden years in the theatre's history, thanks to Maria Borges. She made many improvements. The most important is the bas-relief panel by the sculptor Henrique Moreira, which can still be seen today at the top of the façade. In the 1970s, the theatre's image suffered a setback, caused by a bad financial situation. The Rivoli began to deteriorate. In 1989, Porto City Council decided to buy the building. In 1992, the theatre closed for a total refurbishment. The existing area of 6,000 m² was expanded to over 11,000 m², creating a Secondary Auditorium, a Café, a Rehearsal Room and an Artists' Foyer, as well as spaces for Administrative Services and Technical Services. In 1997, the Rivoli Municipal Theatre reopened its doors.