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Apparatus staircase, 18th c., Lisbon

2023 Conservation and Restoration

Conservation and restoration of a limestone staircase, with three flights of stairs and three landings, and a balustrade also made of limestone, with better quality, which supports the black limestone handrail. Work carried out under the coordination of Pedro Lino, conservation and restoration technician for stone materials. These stone elements are inside the central turret of the former Silva Amado Palace*. The rehabilitation of this palace received the National Urban Rehabilitation Award in the Residential category.

* Palace dating from the 18th century. XVIII, represents an example of residential architecture of this period, which was subject to alterations in the 20th century, after its acquisition by the Portuguese State in 1928. It is part of the Campo dos Mártires da Pátria complex, which is classified as a Property of Public Interest. It is a building with a rectangular area, whose rear facade is articulated with the garden. In turn, its simple main façade, of great harmony and almost without ornamentation, contrasts with its interior, especially the entrance hall, the lobby of the main floor and the staircase, which function as apparatus spaces and display a decorative treatment of marked erudition and plastic refinement: carved marbles, heritage tiles (not anymore...), painted wooden coffered ceilings, carvings, painting, mirrors, among others. Outside, on its facade facing Travessa do Torel, it displays a tile panel invoking Our Lady of Atalaia.©
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Acknowledgments HCI Constructions SA ~ Pigmento Efémero, Art and Restoration ~ Cleangraf, Graffiti Cleaning ~ Aires Mateus Architects ~ Ficope, Construction Management and Coordination ~ João Filipe Aguiar, Photography © ~ Municipality of Lisbon © ~ https://www.abandonados.pt ©  ~ all abandone beauties ©

Detail of the handrail on the Apparatus Staircase, before the intervention.
Detail of the handrail on the Apparatus Staircase, after the intervention.
The handrail on the Apparatus Staircase, before the intervention. ©
The handrail on the Apparatus Staircase, during the intervention. ©
The Apparatus Staircase, before the intervention. ©
The Apparatus Staircase, after the intervention. ©