Conservation and restoration of a tile panel representing Our Lady of Atalaia, placed outside the ancient Silva Amado Palace*. Work carried out by Sandra Alves, conservator-restorer.
* 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 Corp. ~ Aires Mateus Architects ~ Ficope, Construction Management and Coordination ~ João Filipe Aguiar, Photography © ~ Municipality of Lisbon ©
