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Igreja de Santa Luzia
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Largo de Santa Luzia
1100-487, Lisboa
On the south façade of this church are worthy of notice the modern style glazed tiles: one related to the Comércio Square before the earthquake of 1755 and the other referring to the Christian invasion of São Jorge Castle in 1147. The classification of National Monument relates to the graves, with Portuguese or Latin inscriptions distributed by the main chapel, arms of the transept and nave. Next to the Church, the belvedere offers a panoramic view of the Alfama quarter and the river.
Igreja de Santa Isabel
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Rua Saraiva de Carvalho, 2-A
1250-096, Lisboa
Church of great dimensions with a longitudinal drawing, a single nave and chapel vaulted with lateral walls.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Mártires
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Rua Garret
1200-203, Lisboa
Work from the late XVIII century. The central body of the principal front is dived in two bodies separated by a cornice. Inside the paintings of Pedro Alexandrino decorate the ceiling.
Igreja das Mercês
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Largo de Jesus
1200-231, Lisboa
Also called the Jesus church, it was rebuilt after the earthquake. At the interior body of the façade are arcades with iron gates, sided by Doric pilasters. The second body, cut out and backed on the sides, has three big windows. Inside are worthy of notice the glazed tiles, the paintings, the carved retables and the sculptures.
Igreja da Memória
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Calçada da Memória, 18
1300-399, Lisboa
A neoclassical style work, dated from the XVI century. It is a construction with an Italian influence ended by a dome. The church has neoclassical cupola and the inside is covered with marble. It has a small chapel where is the tomb of Pombal. It is called the “memory” church evoking the attempt on D. José life in 1759.
Igreja da Madalena
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Largo da Madalena, 1
1100-317, Lisboa
Built in 1761, the classification of National Monument only includes the main portal, Manueline, from the Conceição dos Freires Church. Inside are worthy of notice the P. Alexandrino paintings and the images attributed to Machado de Castro.
Igreja da Conceição Velha
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Rua da Alfândega, 108
1100-585, Lisboa
The primitive church was destroyed in 1755, and its reconstruction was ordered by Dom José, at the ruins of the Misericórdia Church, from which was save the lateral portal, manueline, two windows, also manueline, a low embossed work of Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia and the Santíssimo Sacramento chapel, from the XVII century.
Capela de Nossa Senhora do Monte
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Largo do Monte, 50
1170-253, Lisboa
Inside the small chapel are the glazed tiles, the mural paintings, the woodcarving, the sculptures, and the chair of São Gens, which belonged to the first bishop of Lisbon. The legend says that the stone large chair is do-gooding for pregnant women, making the childbirth easy.