One of the most beautiful buildings in my town

For me, the most important building in my city is the Domus Municipalis. It is in the old city, inside the castle walls of Bragança.
The Domus Municipalis is a building of Romanesque architecture. It is believed that this curious building shape dates from the 12th century. Other authors say that its origins could date back to the Roman Occupation, or even before, making it a vestige of the Greek domination, but this could not be proved.
It is a unique building in all the Iberian Peninsula. It has the shape of an irregular pentagon. It has more or less forty arcades. This building is made of granite.
No one knows exactly what the real function of this building was, even after the great amount of research carried out during the last years. It could eventually serve as a cistern but some authors have doubts if this was its real function. Other authors say it could have served as a City Hall.
The thing you can see from this monument is Mount St. Bartolomeu.
It is free to go in, so you must take the chance to visit it!
Vanda Palas – Bragança