The Memorial Church is located in Ajuda uphill from Belém and was built in 1760 on the behest of Dom José I as a thanksgiving gesture for surviving an assassination attempt two years previous. This attractive neoclassical domed church, reminiscent of the Estrela Basilica, is the final resting place of Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the first Marquês de Pombal who effectively ran the country during José's reign.
Igreja da Memória – East façade
Igreja da Memória – Interior