Museu de São Roque
Jesuit church with Europe's most extravagant Baroque chapel, built in Rome and shipped to Lisbon.
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This guide to the Museu de Sao Roque in Lisbon centers on one chapel along the quiet nave, commissioned in 1740 by King Joao V at the height of Brazil gold flowing into Lisbon. It follows the Roman craftsmen who spent years assembling it from lapis lazuli, amethyst and rare marbles, and the Pope who celebrated Mass inside it in 1747. Look closely at the mosaics near you: what looks like painting is actually thousands of tiny tiles.
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