Madre de Deus Convent (National Tile Museum)

Queen Leonor's convent 1509

Queen Leonor founds the convent of the Poor Clares in 1509.

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Lisbon before the earthquake, in tiles c.1700

The museum shows a 23-metre tile panorama of Lisbon as it looked before 1755.

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Lisbon earthquake, tsunami and fires of 1755 1 November 1755 (All Saints' Day)

Earthquake, then tsunami and fires destroy the lower town; Pombal rebuilds the Baixa on a plan. Anchor theme tag earthquake-1755.

National Monument 1910

The church of Madre de Deus is classified a National Monument in June 1910.

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