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4.5

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos

Monastery • Lisboa, Lisboa

On the edge of the Tagus, Jerónimos Monastery seems to turn into stone the moment when Lisbon opened itself to the world. Commissioned by King Manuel the First at the end of the...

4.6

Basílica da Estrela

Church • Lisboa, Lisboa

The Basilica da Estrela rises above the hill as a serene, luminous presence, one of those places that seem to shape Lisbon’s skyline. Born from a vow made by Queen Maria the First...

4.5

Panteão Nacional

Church • Lisboa, Lisboa

High above Santa Clara, the National Pantheon stands over Lisbon like a monument of stone memory. The building was originally intended to be the church of Santa Engrácia and began...

4.6

Museu de Setúbal/Convento de Jesus

Convent • Setúbal, Setúbal

In the heart of Setúbal, the Convent of Jesus reveals a decisive moment in Portuguese art. Founded in 1490 by Justa Rodrigues Pereira and enlarged under the patronage of King John...

4.4

Sé de Lisboa

Church • Lisboa, Lisboa

Between Alfama and the Baixa, Lisbon Cathedral seems to gather whole centuries of the city into a single building. Construction began in 1147, just after the Christian conquest of...

4.5

Cabo Espichel

Church • Sesimbra, Setúbal

At the western edge of the municipality of Sesimbra, Cabo Espichel is striking for the way it brings together faith, vertigo and geological time. Devotion to Our Lady of the Cape...

4.7

Mosteiro da Batalha

Monastery • Batalha, Leiria

At the Monastery of Batalha, the memory of a victory was turned into stone. King João I ordered it to be built in fulfilment of the vow he made after Aljubarrota, and what began...

4.6

Mosteiro de Alcobaça

Monastery • Alcobaça, Leiria

In Alcobaça, monumental scale rises from an ideal of discipline and silence. Founded in 1153 by King Afonso Henriques and entrusted to the Cistercians, the monastery became the...

4.6

Palácio Nacional de Mafra

Palace • Mafra, Lisboa

In Mafra, the scale of the palace seems to have been conceived to turn a royal vow into a spectacle of power. Commissioned by King João V and begun in 1717, the complex brings...

4.5

Museu Igreja de São Roque

Church • Lisboa, Lisboa

In Bairro Alto, the Church and Museum of São Roque show how a sober façade can conceal one of Lisbon’s greatest artistic surprises. Linked to the former Jesuit professed house,...

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