Casa dos Bicos

The Casa dos Bicos is a historical house in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, in the municipality of . The house, built in the early 16th century in the neighbourhood, has a curious façade of spikes, influenced by Italian Renaissance palaces and Portuguese Manueline styles.
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  • Email: info@museudelisboa.pt
  • Type: Public building
  • Description: building in Lisbon
  • Also known as: Casa Brás de Albuquerque
  • Address: Rua dos Bacalhoeiros 10-10F, Lisboa, 1100-135

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle of São Jorge and Church of Saint Anthony of Lisbon.

São Jorge Castle, sometimes known in English as Saint George's Castle, is a historic castle in the capital of , located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior. is situated 540 metres north of Casa dos Bicos.

Church
Photo: SchiDD, CC BY 3.0.
The is a Roman Catholic church located in , . It is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Lisbon. According to tradition, the church was built on the site where the saint was born, in 1195. is situated 130 metres northwest of Casa dos Bicos.

The is a stone, memorial arch-like, historical building and visitor attraction in , , on the . It was built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake. is situated 370 metres west of Casa dos Bicos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madalena and Baixa.

Village
is a former civil parish in the city and municipality of , Portugal. It has a total area of 0.11 km2 and total population of 380 inhabitants; density: 3,423 inhabitants/km2.

is a district in , . The has many squares and monuments, offering numerous photo opportunities. The area suffered devastating destruction in the Great Earthquake on All Saints' Day, 1 November 1755.

The is the oldest neighborhood of , spreading on the slope between the and the Tagus river. The district includes the freguesias of São Miguel, Santo Estêvão, São Vicente de Fora and part of the two streets, "Freguesia da Sé: Rua do Barão" and "Rua São João da Praça".

Casa dos Bicos

Latitude
38.70913° or 38° 42′ 33″ north
Longitude
-9.13265° or 9° 7′ 58″ west
Levels
4
Open location code
8CCGPV58+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96628628
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q2700618
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Casa dos Bicos”. Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.