Igreja da Memória

Memory Church is a church in Ajuda, Portugal. It holds the Mausoleum of the Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal. It is classified as a National Monument.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church building in Ajuda, Lisbon District, Portugal
Also known as: “Sé Catedral da Diocese das Forças Armadas e das Forças de Segurança”
Address: Largo da Memória, Ajuda, Lisboa

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastery of the Hieronymites and Palácio Calheta.

Monastery of the Hieronymites

Protected area

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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 710 metres southwest of Igreja da Memória.

Palácio Calheta

Public building

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Palácio Calheta is a public building, which is situated 190 metres south of Igreja da Memória.

Monument to the Discoveries

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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 1 km south of Igreja da Memória.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ajuda and Belém.

Ajuda

Village

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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.