Mártires

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Mártires
Coat of arms of Mártires
Parish coat of arms
Municipality Lisbon
Area 0.10 km²
Population
 - Total 341 (2001)
 - Density 3,552/km²
Website: www.jf-martires.pt

Mártires (pron. IPA['maɾtiɾɨʃ]) is a Portuguese civil parish in the city and municipality of Lisbon with 0.10 km² and 341 inhabitants (2001). It has a density of 3,552.1 inhabitants/km².

It ss the smallest civil parish of Lisbon, but it's one of the richest in culture remains. It was in this parish that the famous Portuguese poet and writer Fernando Pessoa was born.

[edit] Monuments

  • Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (1793)
  • Basílica de Nossa Senhora dos Mártires (século XVIII) made by the architect Reynaldo dos Santos.
  • Convento de São Francisco da Cidade (today Faculdade de Belas Artes de Lisboa).
  • Convento da Boa Hora, where was installed a court in XIX century .
  • Edifício na Rua Garret, onde se encontra instalada a Casa Gardénia
  • Sculpture of Fernando Pessoa in Largo do Chiado