Porto, Portugal
Largo do Colégio
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Fun fact: the top "level" is in fact just a wall, to make the church look more impressive!
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Very nice place to visit. The towers give a great view to the city.
Unique style church in the middle of old neighbour. Not very far from city confusion, still very calm and of the tourist path.
Igreja dos Grilos (literally: Church of Crickets) is a church built in 1577 by the Jesuits, funded by donations from the faithful, as well as Frei Luís Álvaro de Távora, who is buried here. Designed in the Mannerism-Baroque style it is one of the few places in Portugal where you can still find the coat-of-arms of the Távora family; look for it well above the church's frontispiece, near the cross. Context: in 1758, the powerful and influential Távora family was accused of attempted murder of King Joseph I of Portugal. The accusation was politically driven and the Távoras denied all charges but were eventually sentenced to death. After the public execution of the entire Távora family and its closest relatives in 1759, their estates were confiscated by the crown, their palace in Lisbon destroyed and its soil salted, their name erased from the peerage. The Távora coat-of-arms was extinguished and chiselled from all buildings. Not this one though. Any thoughts why? :)
In the small courtyard of the Old Town stands the magnificent church.
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Beautiful church
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