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BRG-006 / Cividade · Underground memory

Termas Romanas do Alto da Cividade

Rua Doutor Rocha Peixoto, Braga

Termas Romanas do Alto da Cividade · Archive photograph
Termas Romanas do Alto da Cividade · Archive photograph · Photographed on 2014-09-28
Photo source and licence

Joseolgon · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cropped preview; see the original photograph. The photograph does not confirm the venue’s present condition.

01 / Building stories

Read a building, discover a way of living.

Alto da Cividade preserves Roman baths near the remains of a theatre, exposing another layer of Braga’s urban life.

Ruins are not replicas of complete rooms. Observe wall bases and divisions from the authorised route, using interpretation to understand the areas.

Ask about infrastructure: how did water, heat and people circulate? Architecture also emerges through these practical questions.

What to notice

Follow the open route and read the interpretation before assigning functions to spaces.

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02 / I Ching reflections

The Well · A shared foundation

The Well directs attention to common resources: how is a service maintained, distributed and sustained?

Start with the architecture

Life unfolded between these walls. Water and heat, now invisible, also made the space usable.

Bring the question into everyday life

The more ordinary a convenience becomes, the easier it is to forget its upkeep. Knowing its source helps us value it.

Try an observation here

Choose a public service used today and name three kinds of work it depends on.

Who cares for the “well” you depend on each day?

A contemporary cultural reading by Xiaoxiong inspired by the I Ching. The connection with the building is an editorial perspective, not the architect’s intention or a documented historical influence. It is not fortune-telling.

03 / Nearby life

A nearby table

Dining map records within three kilometres in a straight line of the reference point. Walls, railways and slopes may lengthen the journey. Check the entrance and whether the business is open.

This selection covers the current municipality. Near hills, rivers and municipal boundaries, plan transport using actual roads.

The map may omit businesses. Records do not confirm trading status, menus or bookings. Records with an address are shown by default; you can include the others.

04 / The travellers’ Bench

Sit for a while. Leave an observation.

Who cares for the “well” you depend on each day?

Open this building’s Bench →