Capela Real da Ajuda
Capela Real da Ajuda is a chapel in Ajuda, Lisbon which is located on Largo da Torre, Torre do Galo. Capela Real da Ajuda is situated nearby to the library Centro de Documentação e Informação das Relações Públicas do Ministério da Cultura, as well as near Biblioteca da Ajuda.Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Capela da Ajuda”, “Torre da Paroquial”, and “Torre do Relógio”
- Address: Largo da Torre, Torre do Galo
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jardim das Damas and Monastery of the Hieronymites.
Jardim das Damas
Park
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jardim das Damas is a park, which is situated 200 metres west of Capela Real da Ajuda.
Monastery of the Hieronymites
Protected area
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal. Monastery of the Hieronymites is situated 1½ km southwest of Capela Real da Ajuda.
Monument to the Discoveries
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0.
The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries. Monument to the Discoveries is situated 2 km southwest of Capela Real da Ajuda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ajuda and Belém.
Ajuda
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ajuda is a freguesia and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Ajuda is located in western Lisbon, northeast of Belém and west of Alcântara. The population in 2011 was 15,617.
Alcântara
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alcântara is a freguesia of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in western Lisbon, Alcântara is to the east of Ajuda and Belém and west of Estrela and Campo de Ourique. Alcântara had a population in 2011 of 13,943.
Capela Real da Ajuda
- Categories: bell tower, chapel, cultural heritage, tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Ajuda, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.70809° or 38° 42′ 29″ northLongitude
-9.19644° or 9° 11′ 47″ westInception
18th centuryOpen location code
8CCGPR53+6COpenStreetMap ID
way 196292365OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q107183499
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In Other Languages
“Capela Real da Ajuda” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Capela Real da Ajuda”
- Portuguese: “Real Capela da Ajuda”
- Portuguese: “Torre do Galo”
- Portuguese: “Torre Sineira da Ajuda”
- Portuguese: “Torre sineira da Capela Real da Ajuda”
- Portuguese: “Torre Sineira da Real Capela da Ajuda”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca da Ajuda and Centro de Documentação e Informação das Relações Públicas do Ministério da Cultura.
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