Stock Photo - The Torre dos Clérigos and the church to which it belongs, is located in the old town of Porto, Portugal. Made of granite, its height exceeds 75 meters, which can rise through the interior staircase of over 240 steps. In 2013, Portugal dedicated a commemorative € 2 coin. History. Both the church and the tower are the work of Nicolau Nasoni, one of the greatest exponents of Baroque art in the Portuguese city. Construction began in 1754 and was completed in 1763 at the request of the Brotherhood of the Poor Clerics. Style and location. Although the facade of the church is richly decorated, the real jewel of the building is its tower of 76 meters height that you can climb to admire the best views of Porto and its surroundings. Thanks to its location in one of the highest parts of the city, is visible from many points of Oporto, which for many years served as a reference for ships sailing the Douro. The place where the Tower of the Clerics called the ""hill of the hanged"" because this is the place where the executed were buried. Unlike the church, the outside of the tower presents a less variegated but not stray too far from the style of the author style.