Teatro Nacional Dona Maria II
This site is commemorative of the Queen Maria II National Theatre, known locally as Teatro Nacional de Almeida Garrett, built to replace what had once been the Estaus Palace on the north side of Rossio square. The Estaus Palace was established around 1450 for foreign dignitaries and noblemen, and in the 16th century—when the Inquisition was installed—it became the Inquisition’s seat. The palace survived the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, but it was destroyed by fire in 1836, clearing the way for a new cultural monument. That new theatre was constructed between 1842 and 1846 in a Neoclassical design by Italian architect Fortunato Lodi, dedicated to Queen Mary II of Portugal. Later, it was listed as a Property of Public Interest in 1928, then reclassified as a National Monument in 2003. …
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