Sala Grande dos Actos
Universidade de Coimbra, Paço das Escolas, Coimbra 3004-531
Phone: +351 239 859 800 - Fax: +351 239 825 841
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The Ceremonial Hall of the University (Sala Grande dos Actos) is also known as the Sala dos Capelos, it is here that the University’s major events take place. These include the investiture of University Rectors and the conferring of doctorates. The room was reconstructed in the second half of the 16th century by Marcos Pires and again in the mid-17th century by António Tavares; the panelled ceiling was painted by Jacinto Pereira da Costa. The seats of the dons are on a raised level, under royal portraits and polychrome azulejos from the 17th century, with the Rector’s seat in the centre.
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