Day: May 28, 2023

Walking further along on the tour we stopped at a church in the heart of downtown Lisbon, Igreja de Sao Domingos. The start of this church began in 1241. The columns, tall ceilings, and ornate carvings are all symbols of the original medieval architecture. It survived two earthquakes, one in 1531 and then the Great Earthquake of 1755. Both earthquakes altered how the church looked. After being rebuilt to its full glory it suffered a devastating fire in 1959. After the fire, the church was a gutted shell – with charred beams and burnt debris everywhere. All the treasures, relics,…