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"The Church of Santa Engrácia was founded in 1568, by order of Infanta D. Maria, daughter of King D. Manuel I, but nothing remains of the temple from that time. In 1663 a competition was held for the design of a new church, won by the architect João Antunes. It will then be one of the first baroque works in the country, with a privileged location and open views over the Tagus River. Of large proportions and with a centralized model defining a Greek cross plan (square plan), it evokes the Italian temple of San Pietro in Montorio and San Satiro in Milan, designed by Donato Bramante. Due to several events, including the death of the architect and the 1755 earthquake, the works only ended in the middle of the 20th century. XX, already known as the National Pantheon, a function that was assigned to it in 1916. Inside, in addition to the grave of the fado singer Amália Rodrigues, there are the mortal remains of the writers João de Deus, Almeida Garrett and Guerra Junqueiro and the Presidents of Republic Manuel de Arriaga, Teófilo Braga, Sidónio Pais and Óscar Carmona. They are also evoked by cenotaphs of Luís de Camões, Pedro Álvares Cabral, Afonso de Albuquerque, Nuno Álvares Pereira, Vasco da Gama and Infante D. Henrique. Because it took so long to be built, it entered popular vocabulary to designate anything that takes a long time to make. It is then said that “they look like the works of Santa Engrácia”."
Francisco Franco Pêgo
"Great place to: 1. Get to know a brief history of the most relevant Portuguese people that lived 2. Appreciate baroque arquitecture 3. Apreciate a great view from it's rooftop over the city and the river (a hidden gem few are aware of) Trivia question #1: the national pantheon is headquartered and mostly located here but officially spread in other cities of the country. Can you guess where? Trivia question #2: the building of this church originated a portuguese saying. Can you guess which? Full list of people her here: Manuel de Arriaga, Teófilo Braga, Sidónio Pais e Óscar Carmona (National presidents), Almeida Garrett, Aquilino Ribeiro, Guerra Junqueiro, João de Deus, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (writers), Amália Rodrigues (fado singer), Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (footballer) and Humberto Delgado (military involved in the fight agains dicatorship). Prices and schedule: https://www.panteaonacional.gov.pt/171-2/visitar-o-monumento/ Regular ticket: 8€ Answer #1: Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (Lisboa and also part of this guide), Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitória (Batalha) and Mosteiro de Santa Cruz (Coimbra). Answer #2: "Obras de Santa Engrácia" is used to refer to long-lasting construction/renovation, as this church took such a long time to build."
"It was founded in 1568 by order of Princess D. Maria, daughter of King D. Manuel I, but nothing remains of the temple from that era. In 1663 a competition was announced for the design of a new church. But due to various events, including the death of the architect and the earthquake of 1755, the works ended only in 1916. 👣How to get there: reachable on foot from Mercado de Santa Clara (400m, 5min).Bus stop:Panteão Nacional, Line 10 and 13. 🎟️Ticket cost:full price 4£."

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You know the exercise of planning what to visit in a city by searching online "what to do in XXXX" and opening 10 tabs in an attempt not to let anything escape? And then not fully understanding what were the most relevant things for your kind of traveller? Well, I've been there multiple times!!! That's why I though that, as a local in Lisboa who has explored everything this city has to offer, I can make things easy for someone planning to visit it by creating a single source of information with all that. 86 places split into categories to make navigation and priorization easy: 1. Lisboa-exclusive places you must go to (3 tiers according to relevance) 2. Places around Lisboa you should visit (includes Sintra, Almada and Mafra) 3. Hidden gems (again 3 tiers according to relevance) 4. Old trams / Elevators / Funiculairs (you can be a fan and go around all of them or simply pick the best ones, which I refer) 5. Viewpoints (again, either go to all of them or just my top picks) 6. Things you can do around the world and here are nice as well On top of that you've got the ultimate Portuguese food checklist with 45 things you shoult try and whithout which your trip will be incomplete (90% of them can be found in Lisboa) My main objective with this guide is not to go into detail about each of these attractions but rather to categorize and give some hints about it so you decide whether to put it on your plan or not. If it is a monument or museum requiring a deep explanation of the hitory around it, you'll find it there. In case you have any question while planning your trip, we can also make a quick call for free ;) I wish you enjoy this city as much as I do and please do send me a message with feedback on this guide, as I use that to improve on it.
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