Casa dos Bicos / José Saramago Foundation
Landmark facade of diamond-shaped stones housing a Nobel-winning author's memorial library.
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This guide to the Casa dos Bicos and José Saramago Foundation in Lisbon follows the Nobel-winning novelist's clash with his own government in 1992, when officials pulled The Gospel According to Jesus Christ from an EU prize shortlist over its religious content, prompting his move to Lanzarote. It traces the building's five centuries, from Brás de Albuquerque's 1523 construction inspired by Italian diamond-fronted palaces, through the 1755 earthquake and a stint as a salted cod warehouse. Take a moment at the olive tree by the entrance before heading in to the library inside.
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