ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM DO CARMO
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Open-air archaeological museum with some Mexican statuettes, including a very imposing tomb and a chapel.
This is undoubtedly the small plus of the Convent of the Carmelites (Convento do Carmo) in which it is installed. This museum, after being closed during the construction of the subway, reopened in 2001. It is currently installed in what remains of the convent's church. It was built in the 15th century and its roof collapsed during the earthquake of 1755. Today the ruins proudly overlook the Rossio Square. Voluntarily left in the state as a tribute to the faithful who came to hear mass and died when the roof fell. How can we forget the vault and the intact rose window of the nave which are inscribed in the sky. Literally an open-air museum... In the Archaeological Museum itself, in the center of the building, stands the imposing, rough (almost primitive) tomb of Dom Fernando I, carved in a beautiful brown stone and sculpted with royal coats of arms. In the chapel on the right, the tomb of Fernão Sanches (illegitimate son of King Dinis) has the particularity of presenting the recumbent lying on his side. But the great surprise of this museum is the presence of two pre-Columbian mummies, in fetal position, curled up. The sight of their desiccated skin is both fascinating and frightening. Hanging in a showcase, the few ornaments that belonged to the deceased (necklace, bracelet). Also to be discovered are some examples of Mexican or pre-Columbian statuettes and, opposite, an Etruscan skull set in stone that seems to be screaming.
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