Braga Town Hall
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The Braga Town Hall is a landmark building located in
Sé (Braga)
Sé is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Braga. It has a population of 3,587 and a total area of .-Main sights:*Braga Cathedral with the Cathedral Treasure Museum*Arco da Porta Nova*Misericordia Church*Archbishop's Palace of Braga...

 parish in the heart of Braga
Braga
Braga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World...

, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

. In there is located the headquarters of the Câmara Municipal, the city local government.

It is a work of the architect André Soares
André Soares
André Soares Ribeiro da Silva, more commonly known as André Soares was a leading Portuguese sculptor and architect active in Northern Portugal during the 18th century....

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The Town Hall, started in 1754, was completed in 1865.
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