Higher Institute of Agronomy
- Original Authors:
- Adães Bermudes
- (1917)
About the Place
Inaugurated in 1884 by King Luís I, this iron and glass building is considered one of the ex-libris of the Tapada da Ajuda. Built for the III Lisbon Agricultural Exhibition, it sought to match the ambitions of iron architecture at a national level, namely the Crystal Palace in Porto (1865), or at an international level, the Crystal Palace in London’s Hyde Park (1851) and the Trocadéro in Paris (1878). The pavilion is symmetrically flanked by two chalets typical of the period. To the east, a cowshed with a clock in the tympanum and a bell tower. To the west, an abegoaria, also with a bell tower with a barometer, where the horses were kept. In 1889 the chalet that served as the keeper’s residence was built. It later became the residence of the Director of the ISA.
Location & How to get there
Address
Calçada da Tapada (portão principal ISA)
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Public Transportation
Bus: 15E, 18E, 720, 724, 727, 738, 742, 751, 756, 760
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Partial
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