Igreja das Carmelitas, Porto

Igreja das Carmelitas, the 1-meter house, and Igrega do Carmo

Igreja das Carmelitas and its neighbor, Igreja do Carmo, are separated by what could be the world’s thinnest house, a 1-meter wide sliver. A Portugese law used to prohibit churches from sharing walls, so voilà, a house was built.

Igreja das Carmelitas was built in the early 17th century for the Carmelite order of nuns.

To state the obvious, the pulpits and altarpieces are wildly extravagant.

Rua da Carmo, Porto

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