The Palácio da Bolsa, or Stock Exchange Palace, stands in Infante D. Henrique Square in Porto's historic center, Portugal. The Commercial Association of Porto commissioned it, and Joaquim da Costa Lima Júnior drew the general design between 1840 and 1860. It was built on the ruins of the St Francis Convent, which a fire damaged in 1832.
Construction began in 1842, the general structure was finished in 1850, and the interior decoration was completed in 1910. The style is Neoclassical with Palladian influence. The central octagonal Nations' Courtyard is covered by a metal dome with glass panels, built by Tomás Augusto Soler after 1880.
The highlight is the Arab Room, built from 1862 to 1880 in the Moorish Revival style. The palace became a National Monument in 1982, and the Arab Room serves as a reception hall for visiting heads of state.
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