Pillory of Bragança, Bragança
Facts and practical information
The Pillory of Bragança is a 15th-century sculpted stone column with symbolic political, administrative and judicial significance, erected over a four-step octagonal platform, located in the civil parish of Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo, municipality of Bragança. It consists of a cylindrical column erected over a square platform, sculpted with zoomorphic symbols, anthropomorphic scenes and the shield of the city of Bragança. Its structural design and sculptural ornamentation is characteristics of the era; the column is classified as a National Monument since 1910. ()
Bragança
Pillory of Bragança – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Castle of Bragança, Old Cathedral of the Holy Name of Jesus, Our Lady Queen Cathedral, Domus Municipalis.