Church of Memory
Neoclassical domed church built on the site of a royal assassination attempt, housing Pombal's tomb.
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This guide to Memory Church in Lisbon opens on the night of September 3, 1758, when King José I was riding home in an unmarked carriage from a secret visit and gunmen opened fire from the darkness. It follows his chief minister, the future Marquis de Pombal, as he buried the news and turned on the powerful Távora family, the only household that knew the king's nightly route. Stand at the dome above and picture the same spot as an unmarked back road outside the city.
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