Santa Justa Lift Elevator/Lift of Santa Justa/Carmo. Too many names for the same monument. 🤯 It is a 45-meter-high tower made of cast iron and decorated with filigree lattice worked, in neo-gothic style. Inside the tower, there are two full of character wooden elevator cabins that transport us directly to the end of the 19th […]
Ruins of Carmo’s Church Carmo’s Church, one of the few medieval and gothic buildings that still exist in Lisbon, has numerous episodes in its history that are worth of mentioning here. The article will be long, we promise we will try to keep it interesting. 😅 https://purl.pt/5662/3/ Let’s start from the beginning, Carmo’s Convent and
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Catholic University of Portugal On October 13, 1967, the Lusitanorum Nobilissima Gens decree of the Holy See founded the Catholic University of Portugal. Yes, but you cannot imagine all the drama to get to this day. It all started in 1910, with the implementation of the Portuguese Republic. How? We’ll explain.  The connection between
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Belém Tower The Belém Tower is beautiful! Isn’t it? Yes, we think so too. But be aware that this is not her real name. Initially named Torre de São Vicente a par de Belém, it officially maintains the name Torre de São Vicente de Belém, in honor to the patron saint of the city of
Edward VII Park Well, let’s start from the beginning. Come one, don’t be scared, will start from the 18th century. At that time, the urban core of Lisbon was confined not too much more than the riverside area, Baixa-Chiado, Castelo and Bairro Alto. The current Avenida da Liberdade, then called Passeio Público, was already outside
Belém National Palace The first house built in this place is from 1559. D. Manuel, a Portuguese nobleman, bought the land from the Jerome’s friars and built here the Quinta do Outeiro das Vinhas. The farm remained in the family until 1726, when it was purchased by King João V. With Brazil’s gold flowing abudantly
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Laranjeiras Fountain Well, about the Laranjeiras fountain, based on the reports we found, we know that it was built at the request of the 1st Baron of Quintela, owner of the Laranjeiras Palace. Since there was lack of water, in 1791, the guy proposed to pay the costs of finding water, getting it in to
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Jerónimos Monastery At the end of the 15th century, Belém was around an hour and half from Lisbon. In the old times, there were no cars or tarred roads. People moved on foot, in carts and on Roman roads. Belém had only a small fishing village. Perhaps due to its geographical location, as it is
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