Open:
April to September | Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (last admission at 5:30 PM)
October to March | Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Closed: 1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 May, 13 June, 24 and 25 December

Campo de Santa Clara · 1100-471 Lisbon

Founded in the second half of the 16th century, the building was completely rebuilt in the late 1600s, with designs by architect João Antunes. The building remained without a roof until the early 1960s, when the Estado Novo regime decided to finish the building and continue with a 1916 law, which had determined that the temple should be converted into a National Pantheon. Between 1964 and 1966, a double concrete dome was designed, covered in limestone, the interior, rich in various types of stone, was restored, and the remains of the personalities to be honored were transferred. It was inaugurated in 1966, on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the Estado Novo. The main façade of the church exemplarily combines the novelty of Italian Baroque with the most notable architectural practice in Portugal. In the galilee, we come across the three portals, enlivened by a decorative work of great importance, attributed to the French sculptor Claude Laprade (1687-1740). The national shield above the very rich central portal, we find the national character of the church explicit. Although it was never opened for worship, it preserves, under the modern dome, the majestic space of the nave, enlivened by the decoration of ed marble, a characteristic of Portuguese Baroque architecture.

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