Carmo Barracks
- Original Authors:
- Várias autorias
- (séc. XIV-XIX)
- Interventions:
- Afonso Eanes ,
- Gonçalo Eanes ,
- Leonel Gaia ,
- Rodrigo Eanes
- (1912)
About the Place
Located in one of Lisbon’s most beautiful squares, the Barracks was the scene of one of the most important episodes of the 25 April 1974 revolution: the siege and surrender of the then Prime Minister, Marcelo Caetano. The long history of this former Carmelite monastery, founded by Nuno Álvares Pereira – since the 19th century it has been a military site for the General Command of the Royal Guard, later for the Municipal Guard and now for the GNR Rural Police – has meant that it has undergone several transformations, either because of the different types of occupation or because of its destruction in the earthquake of 1755. The complex, with an irregular floor plan and two quadrangular courtyards, has two facades, one facing the square to the west and the other facing the Baixa neighbourhood and the Castelo and Graça hills to the east, accommodating the difference in levels.
Location & How to get there
Address
Largo do Carmo, 30
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Public Transportation
Bus: 22B, 24E, 28E, 711, 732, 736, 758, 759
Subway: Baixa-Chiado, Rossio
General Info
Typology
Civic Facilities, Militar
Accessibility
Partial
Photos
Photography allowed
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