Lisboa, Portugal
Largo São Domingos
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+351 213428275
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Very spiritual. My favorite church in Lisbon. I go sometimes here to the Sunday Mass.
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A magnificent Romanesque Church that is free to visit in the heart of Old Town Lisbon. It has very few decorations and truly has the look of what should be an old Romanesque building. The church was heavily damaged in a fire in the 1950s but that just adds another level of character to the church.
Impressive architecture! The Church was opened after reconstruction in 1994. Due to the complexity of the work, the interior was partially restored.
Oh what an amazing experience this was, plus we got lucky as we entered there was a opera concert and it was just breathtaking. Plus this Church is different from any other usual churches, it's fully stone carved and has an amazing feel to it. It's a definite one time visit!
The Igreja de São Domingos is a church that been destroyed not once, but three times in the Lisbon earthquakes of 1531 and 1755, and lastly in a fire in 1959. Although renovated after the fire and restored so that it would be structurally sound, much of the damage remain and clearly visible. Many of the chapels look a little like ruins, albeit redecorated to be like a typical church chapel. Actually the ruined look gives the church a rather interesting look and makes it more atmospheric. Worth a visit when in Lisbon, especially if you have a bit of time.
Breathtaking church with an amazing architecture especially in the inside. Make sure to enter inside.
Calm. Serene. Cool (literally)
The church is located in the northeastern corner of Rossio Square, between the former and Praça da Figueira. It is one of the oldest churches in Lisbon, built in the XIIIth century, and according to the guide books, its first stone was laid in 1241. The church is truly majestic, its nave spacious and wide, and its sheer scale can't be adequately guessed by looking at its exterior. Fittingly, the church has served as a place for royal weddings, funeral and other state ceremonies. Both aisles feature interesting chapels, even though most of the original paintings, altar part, and other relics have been destroyed at one point or another in the church's long history. Igreja de São Domingos has survived many cataclysmes, including earthquakes, and not just the devastating earthquake of 1755, but the one proceeding it by over 200-plus years, that took place in 1531. More recently, the entire church interior was completely gutted by a fire of August 13, 1959. After lengthy restoration works that lasted several decades, the church reopened but a decision was taken to keep the wall behind the altar and catedra in its fire-destroyed shape, which conveys a very austere and dramatic appearance. Right outside the church, there is a memorial featuring the Star of David and dedicated to the terrible Jewish massacre of 1506, also known as Lisbon Pogrom, that started in the Igreja de São Domingos.
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