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Unbuilt project by Filippo Juvarra
The
Project for the Royal Palace and Patriarchal Cathedral of Lisbon
by Italian architect
Filippo Juvarra
was an ambitious proposal for a monumental complex located along the
Tagus river
in
Lisbon
, projected to house both a royal palace of King
John V of Portugal
and a new cathedral for the
Patriarch of Lisbon
. Juvarra planned the palace in 1719 for the modern-day
Lapa neighborhood
, though the works were never realized.
[1]
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History
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At the beginning of the reign of King D. Joao V there were several deliberations on the possible construction of a sumptuous Royal Palace and a Patriarchal Cathedral,
[1]
dedicated to Saint Mary of Portugal.
[3]
The project was not only intended to create a symbol of the imperial power of the magnanimous monarch but also to celebrate the attribution of the position of
Patriarch
to the
Archbishop of Lisbon
Tomas de Almeida
(1670?1754) by the
Papal Bull
≪
In supremo apostolatus solio
≫ by
Pope Clement XI
(December 7, 1716). The place of construction would be either in a riverside area west of the Terreiro do Paco, called "Buenos Aires", or in the Terreiro do Paco itself. The initial studies were commissioned by an Italian architect named
Filippo Juvarra
, who arrived in Lisbon in January 1719 and worked on the schemes until July of that year. During his stay he also made schemes for the creation of a monumental lighthouse on the
Tagus
river mouth.
[4]
However, the choice of location by the architect (it would be in "Buenos Aires") and the size and architectural style of the building envisioned, inspired by
Saint Peter's Basilica
in the
Vatican
,
[3]
led to the
Secretary of State of the King
,
D. Diogo de Mendonca Corte-Real
(1658?1736), to declare the project a show of megalomania. For this reason, D. Joao V decided to invest in a massive reconstruction of the
Pacos da Ribeira
(Royal Ribeira Palace) in Terreiro do Paco, which did not survive the
Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
.
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See also
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References
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- ^
a
b
Malcolm, Jack (2007-06-29).
Lisbon: City of the Sea: A History
. I.B.Tauris.
ISBN
9780857714411
.
- ^
a
b
Pereira, Jose Fernandes; Ferrao, Leonor; Arruda, Luisa (1994).
Lisbon in the Age of Dom Joao V (1689-1750)
. Paris: Instituto Portugues de Museus.
ISBN
2-7118-2843-3
.
- ^
a
b
Sansone, Sandra (April 2014).
"
"Del palazzo de' Cesari": linea su titolo dell'attivita di Filippo Juvarra per D. Joao V di Portogallo"
(PDF)
(in Portuguese)
. Retrieved
19 March
2019
.
- ^
Sansone, Sandra (January 2013). Kieven, Elisabeth; Ruggero, Cristina (eds.).
"Filippo Juvarra: 1678-1736, architetto dei Savoia, architetto in Europa"
.
Filippo Juvarra 1678 -1736, Architetto dei Savoia, Architetto in Europa
: 197?208
. Retrieved
19 March
2019
.
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