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Monuments in Lisboa
Arco do Bandeira
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Praça Dom Pedro IV
1100, Lisboa
Connecting the Rossio with the Rua dos Sapateiros, it is considered one of the most beautiful pieces of architecture of its time, for its ornamental motifs.
Casa dos Bicos / Fundação José Saramago
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Rua dos Bacalhoeiros, 10
1100-135, Lisboa
This building, which façade is made of diamond shaped stones, is quite unique. Its construction is from the beginning of the XVI century, inspired in two Italian palaces: the Diamond Palace (Ferrara) and the Bevilacqua (Bologna).
Mesquita Central de Lisboa
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Rua Mesquita, 2
1070-238, 1070-238
A Mesquita Central de Lisboa é a sede da comunidade islâmica portuguesa e divide-se em quatro áreas: a entrada, a sala de orações, a madraça (escola) e o minarete.
Torre Vasco da Gama
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Cais das Naus
1990-173, Lisboa
Built on the Tagus riverside, the tower has 145 meters height. It has a restaurant at 100 meters and a panoramic terrace at 104 meters.
Edifício do Teatro Romano de Lisboa
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Rua de São Mamede, 3-A
1100-532, Lisboa
Roman theatre built in the era of the Emperor August, which suffered remodelling works in 57 A.C. It had about 5000 seats. Abandoned in the IV century A.C., its ruins served the recast of the urban tissue for successive periods.
Forte do Bom Sucesso / Museu do Combatente
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Avenida Brasília
1400-038, Lisboa
Admire the magnificent ashlar masonry with which Francisco Arruda decorated the tower and go up to its 30 meters to view the vast territory you have just visited. At the east side is a sculpture that symbolizes the hydroplane that Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral used to make the Atlantic south aerial crossing, on March, 1922.
Convento ou Mosteiro de Santa Maria do Bouro
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Largo de Santos-o-Novo
1900-409, Lisboa
Built in the XVII century, it suffered reconstruction works after the earthquake. At the cloister, squared, open arched galleries that lodge the chapels of the Senhor dos Passos and the Encarnação, covered with carving, sculptures and glazed tiles. The church, with one nave only, has the lateral walls covered with paintings and glazed tiles.
Colégio Militar de Lisboa
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Largo da Luz
1600-498, Lisboa
The building has three floors and on top is a triangular fronton with the symbol of the Order of Christ. To go inside the building you pass through a small yard that leads to the cloister. Integrated in the area of the Military College is the Condes de Mesquitela Palace, whose building has two floors.
Ermida de São Sebastião
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Largo de São Sebastião
1600-762, Lisboa
Small temple that presents a manueline portal at the main façade and, on top, the bell tower. Its interior is totally covered with XVII century glazed tiles that frame figurative panels.