Igreja da Memória
Igreja da Memória exists because one Lisbon day in 1758 changed the fortunes of a kingdom. The church was built to commemorate King Joseph I’s escape from an assassination attempt attributed to the Távora family, and it does so in limestone—an all-limestone construction that keeps its Baroque presence unmistakably solid. You can also connect this building directly to political power: it holds the mausoleum of Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the 1st Marquis of Pombal. The church’s design follows Baroque architecture with neoclassical characteristics, and it is crowned by a dome. Work is dated to 1788, and the architect is given as Giovanni Carlo Galli da Bibbiena. Its importance is formally recognized: the Memory Church was classified as a National Monument in 1923. Later administration shifted as well, with an auto de cessão dated 02 August 1948 transferring its operation to the Patriarcado de Lisboa.
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