Church of Saint Paul — Attraction in Lisbon

This is a Baroque church at the western end of Praça de São Paulo and just a couple minutes walk from Mercado da Ribeira. Like so many churches in Lisbon, it seems it was mostly destroyed during the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake and rebuilt around 1768 by Portuguese architect Francisco Remigio de Abreau.

I liked the simple facade with two bell towers and double niche fitted with statues of St. Paul and St. Peter. Within the church, there is a nave with white marble walls fitted with side chapels. The high altar is very attractive. However, what impressed me the most was the charming ceiling fresco. Stand in back and give it a few minutes to enjoy. There is a remarkable 3D effect...

Check the opening times so you can go in and see the beautiful painting on the ceiling. The altar is also very nice.

This evangelical church/cathedral was destroyed in the 1955 Lisbon earthquake and rebuilt in 1768.

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Esta Igreja , também conhecida por Igreja do Corpo Santo , situa-se no Largo do mesmo nome na cidade de Lisboa , próximo do Cais do Sodré. Foi edificada sobre as ruínas de um templo do século XV , destruído pelo Terramoto de 1755 que abalou profundamente esta zona da cidade . Os trabalhos tiveram início em 1768 , no âmbito da reconstrução pombalina , sob projecto do arquitecto Francisco de Abreu , seguindo um traçado idêntico à Igreja do Convento de Mafra . Pela elegância de todo o conjunto bem integrado no Largo de S. Paulo ou do Corpo Santo , mas igualmente pelas pinturas que decoram o seu interior , capelas laterais e tecto , dos pintores João Grassi , Pedro Alexandrino de Carvalho e Jerónimo de Andrade , recomendo...