Porfírio Pardal Monteiro

Biography

Porfírio Pardal Monteiro (1897–1957) was a Portuguese architect and university professor, considered one of the most important architects of the first half of the 20th century in Portugal. Along with other architects, who included Cottinelli Telmo, Carlos Ramos, Luís Cristino da Silva, Cassiano Branco, and Jorge Segurado, he led the development of modernist architecture in Portugal. He left his mark on Portugal's capital, Lisbon, having been responsible for many of its most important architectural achievements between the 1920s and 1950s.

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