National Coach Museum
- Original Authors:
- Paulo Mendes da Rocha ,
- MMBB Arquitectos ,
- Bak Gordon Arquitectos ,
- AFA Consult
- (2012)
About the Place
The urban redevelopment of Belém opened up the possibility of implanting a new building in this cluster of strong historical and cultural character, in the eastern block of the Jardim Afonso de Albuquerque, where the Royal Mews were installed, as shown in Filipe Folque’s plan of 1856-58. The new building consists of two volumes raised from the ground. The smaller one, more transparent and based on an exposed concrete structure, ends at Rua da Junqueira. To the south, the larger one is opaque and corresponds to a square in the extension of Avenida da Índia that connects to the ground floor of the museum, revealing the former boundary of the Alfândega Velha dockyard. A pedestrian and cycle bridge made of metal sections and slender piers with concrete railings crosses the northern section, providing a new link from Rua da Junqueira to Belém station and the river.
Location & How to get there
Address
Avenida da Índia, 136
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Bus: 15E, 714, 727, 728, 729, 751
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