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Casa da Musica

Casa da Musica was conceived to mark 2001, the year in which Porto was Cultural Capital of Europe. The project started in 1999 after the Rem Koolhaas & Ellen van Loon - Office for Metropolitan Architecture won the international architectural competition. Work began in 1999 near Rotunda da Boavista, Porto and Casa da Musica opened its doors to the public on April 15th, 2005.

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Casa da Musica was conceived to mark 2001, the year in which Porto was Cultural Capital of Europe. The project started in 1999 after the Rem Koolhaas & Ellen van Loon - Office for Metropolitan Architecture won the international architectural competition. Work began in 1999 near Rotunda da Boavista, Porto and Casa da Musica opened its doors to the public on April 15th, 2005.