Real Fábrica das Sedas

Real Fábrica das Sedas is a retail building in Santo António, Lisbon. Real Fábrica das Sedas is situated nearby to the fountain Chafariz do Largo do Rato, as well as near the metro station Rato Station.

Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Retail building
Description: former royal silk factory and listed building in Lisbon, Portugal
Also known as: “Companhia da Fábrica das Sedas”, “Fábrica das Sedas de Lisboa”, “Real Fabrica das Sedas”, “Real Fábrica das Sedas de Lisboa”, “Real Fábrica das Sedas do Rato”, and “Royal Silk Factory of Rato”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chafariz do Largo do Rato and Lisbon Synagogue.

Chafariz do Largo do Rato

Fountain

Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chafariz do Largo do Rato is a fountain.

Lisbon Synagogue

Synagogue

Photo: Boaz Gabriel Canhoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Lisbon Synagogue, formally the Synagogue Shaaré Tikvah, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 59 Rua Alexandre Herculano, in the civil parish of Santo António, in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. Lisbon Synagogue is situated 120 metres northeast of Real Fábrica das Sedas.

Rato Station

Metro station

Photo: Koshelyev, Public domain.

Rato station is the southern terminus of the Yellow Line of the Lisbon Metro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Misericórdia and Bairro Alto.

Misericórdia

Village

Photo: Uhooep, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Misericórdia is a freguesia and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in the historic center of Lisbon, Misericórdia is to the east of Estrela, west of Santa Maria Maior, and south of Santo António.

Bairro Alto

Photo: Lucag, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Bairro Alto is a district in Lisbon, Portugal. Beyond Bairro Alto itself, the district includes other neighbourhoods, notably Chiado and Príncipe Real.

Santa Catarina

Neighborhood

Photo: Sacavem1, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Santa Catarina is a former parish in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it became part of the parish Misericórdia. Its area is 0.21 km2, and its population exceeds 4081 inhabitants.

Real Fábrica das Sedas

Categories: silk mill, cultural heritage, and building
Location: Santo António, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.71947° or 38° 43′ 10″ north

Longitude

-9.15406° or 9° 9′ 15″ west

Elevation

73 metres (240 feet)

Levels

Open location code

8CCGPR9W+Q9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 96714765

OpenStreetMap feature

building=retail

GeoNames ID

12060715

Wikidata ID

Q48869233

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Portuguese: “Real Fábrica das Sedas”

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