Casa dos Bicos

Santa Maria Maior

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building in Lisbon

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역사·문화BY TELLBY

1Orientation

Welcome to Casa dos Bicos, one of the most iconic and enigmatic buildings in Lisbon. Standing before this striking facade in the Ribeira district, you are looking at over five hundred years of architectural daring and two…
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2The Spike Facade — Italian Dreams on the Tagus

Let us begin by examining the remarkable exterior. The use of diamond-point masonry was a radical departure from the prevailing Manueline style of 16th-century Portugal. …
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3Roman Fish Tanks — The Industrial Roots

Descending into the ground floor, we enter the 'Núcleo Arqueológico.' Long before Braz de Albuquerque built his palace, this land was a bustling industrial zone for the Romans. Archaeologists discovered a series of…
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4The Cerca Velha — Medieval Defensive Walls

To the right of the Roman tanks, you can see a massive stone foundation. This is a segment of the 'Cerca Velha' or Old Wall. …
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5The 1755 Catastrophe — Survival and Truncation

The history of Casa dos Bicos was nearly cut short on November 1, 1755. The Great Lisbon Earthquake, followed by a massive tsunami and three days of fires, devastated the city. …
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6Ribeira Velha — The Daily Market Life

Before the earthquake, the area in front of the Casa dos Bicos was the 'Mercado da Ribeira Velha,' the city’s primary riverside market. For centuries, this was one of the most crowded and vibrant places in Lisbon. …
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7José Saramago Foundation — A Literary Legacy

In 2008, the Casa dos Bicos entered its newest chapter as the headquarters of the Fundação José Saramago. José Saramago, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998, is one of the most significant figures in modern Portuguese…
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8Closing

As we step back out into the light of the Rua dos Bacalhoeiros, take one final look at those 1,125 stone spikes. We have journeyed through two thousand years of history in a single city block—from Roman fish sauce to Renaissance…
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