Igreja de São Domingos

The Church of São Domingos, of the convent of Santo Domingos de Lisboa, was built in 1241, but bears the features of the period of its reconstruction in 1536, after an earthquake.

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Convento do Carmo

Convento do Carmo de Lisboa is a former convent of the Carmelite order of the Ancient Observance. Its current state of ruin bears witness to the 1755 earthquake that destroyed most of Lisbon.

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Church of São Cristóvão

The Church of São Cristóvão is a medieval building in the quarter of Mouraria. It was one of the few buildings that survived the 1755 earthquake almost intact. The church was added to the World Monuments Watch list in 2016 due to its worrying state of preservation.

Igreja de São Roque

The São Roque church, built in the late 16th century, is one of the first Jesuit churches in the world. It is one of the few buildings that survived the earthquake of 1755.