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Mural painting and stucco, 18th c., Lisbon

2023 Conservation and Restoration

Conservation and restoration of mural painting and ornaments in the central turret of the ancient Silva Amado Palace*. Work carried out under the coordination of Sandra Alves, conservator-restorer. The intervention carried out in the building got 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 ~ Rigor Perene, Conservation and Restoration ~ Aires Mateus Architects ~ Ficope, Construction Management and Coordination ~ João Filipe Aguiar, Photography © ~ Municipality of Lisbon © ~ https://www.abandonados.pt ©

Ceiling balconies and ornaments, before the intervention.
Ceiling balconies and ornaments, after the intervention.
Windows, wall and balconies, before the intervention.
Windows, wall and balconies, after the intervention. ©
Painting, before the intervention.
Painting, after the intervention.
Paredes e tecto, antes da intervenção. ©
Windows, walls and balconies, before the intervention.
Windows, walls and balconies, after the intervention. ©
Detail of the wall and ornaments, before the intervention.
Detail of the wall and ornaments, after the intervention. ©
Windows, walls and balconies, after the intervention. ©
Windows, walls and balconies, after the intervention. ©
Painting and ornaments, after the intervention. ©
Painting and ornaments, after the intervention. ©