Igreja de São Domingos - Lisboa

Posted by isabel (Lisbon, Portugal) on 27 February 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.

São Domingos Church - Lisbon

Prior to the Great Earthquake of 1755 this was where the São Domingos Convent stood, from which the Inquisition read out its sentences.

The portal of the original chapel was incorporated into the reconstruction of the Dominican church, built to plans by the architect Carlos Mardel. The facade and the chancel are the work of Ludovice, the architect of the monastery palace at Mafra. In 1959 the interior was almost completely destroyed by fire, the damage can still be clearly seen today. The single aisled bare church interior, which was originally richly decorated with talha, now appears almost bizarre. The eight side chapels have been temporarily furnished with statues of saints. Despite its somewhat morbid appearance the church is popular with the people of Lisbon.

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