Casa dos Bicos — José Saramago Foundation
- Original Authors:
- Francisco de Arruda
- (1523)
- Interventions:
- José Daniel Santa-Rita ,
- Manuel Vicente
- (1981)
- João Santa-Rita
- (2011)
About the Place
It is located in Campo das Cebolas, where the historic Ribeira Velha Market, which sold fish and fresh produce from the 15th century onwards, once stood – as depicted in an 18th-century tile panel. Built by Brás de Albuquerque, son of the second Viceroy of India. It is known for its unique façade covered with a mesh of ‘diamond points’, commonly known as ‘bicos’, inspired by Italian Renaissance models. The 1755 earthquake left it quite degraded, and thereafter, following a partial reconstruction, it housed a codfish trade until the 20th century. In 1983, on the occasion of the XVII European Exhibition of Arts, Science and Culture, Manuel Vicente and Daniel Santa-Rita rebuilt the original volumetry, based on historical documentation, as an essay on the memory of what had disappeared. At that time, archaeological excavations identified Roman fish-salting tanks, known as cetariae, which can be seen in this archaeological section of the Lisbon Museum.
Location & How to get there
Address
Rua dos Bacalhoeiros, 10
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Public Transportation
Bus: 12E, 15E, 28E, 714, 728, 732, 759, 760, 794
Subway: Terreiro do Paço
General Info
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Civic Facilities
Accessibility
Partial
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Photography allowed
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