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 building Sala dos Serenins, as well as near the library Centro de Documentação e Informação das Relações Públicas do Ministério da Cultura.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.
observatory Lisbon
Museum
Photo: OAL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lisbon Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Tapada da Ajuda, in the civil parish of Alcântara, municipality of Lisbon. observatory Lisbon is situated 1 km east 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: DiogoBaptista, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sala dos Serenins and Centro de Documentação e Informação das Relações Públicas do Ministério da Cultura.
Nearby Places
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