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Casa dos Bicos

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The Casa dos Bicos (Portuguese for House of the Beaks/Spikes) is a historical house in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, in the Portuguese municipality of Lisbon. The house, built in the early 16th century in the Alfama neighbourhood, has a curious façade of spikes, influenced by Italian Renaissance palaces and Portuguese Manueline styles. It survived the disastrous 1755 Lisbon earthquake that destroyed much of the city, but over time was abandoned as a residence and used as a warehouse. After a 20th-century renovation, it became the headquarters of the José Saramago Foundation and a location of the Museum of Lisbon.

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Casa dos Bicos
Rua dos Bacalhoeiros, Lisbon Alfama (Santa Maria Maior)

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Casa dos Bicos (Casa Brás de Albuquerque)

Rua dos Bacalhoeiros 10-10F
1100 Lisbon, Alfama (Santa Maria Maior)
Portugal
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