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Commercial court. With an initial line by Joel Pereira da Silva and later reformulation by the architect Marques da Silva, it is in this room, of French Renaissance style, where the new confreres of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto are enthroned. Among many personalities, Alberto II, His Highness the Prince of Monaco, Prof. Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic, among others.
The panels of varying dimensions and themes are allusive to the function of the room and the wealth of economic activities in the city and region.
The restoration of the 4 monumental windows that existed there took place between 2007 and 2014, with the side colored glasses of French origin and the central ones from Lisbon.
The engraving of the central glasses was carried out by an engraver from Gondomar and the restoration work by an architect from Porto de Mós.
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