Afonso Álvares
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Afonso Álvares was the Master of Works for the Portuguese king, Sebastian of Portugal
, and he designed, amongst other structures, the Monastery of São Bento in Lisbon
in 1571, which was lost in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake
, and is now partially the site of the Portuguese Parliament.
Sebastian of Portugal
Sebastian "the Desired" was the 16th king of Portugal and the Algarves. He was the son of Prince John of Portugal and his wife, Joan of Spain...
, and he designed, amongst other structures, the Monastery of São Bento in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
in 1571, which was lost in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake
1755 Lisbon earthquake
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, was a megathrust earthquake that took place on Saturday 1 November 1755, at around 9:40 in the morning. The earthquake was followed by fires and a tsunami, which almost totally destroyed Lisbon in the Kingdom of Portugal, and...
, and is now partially the site of the Portuguese Parliament.