Within the walls of the Alto de São João Cemetery, stands the Mausoleum of the Combatants of the Great War, a pre-eminently memorial almost out of sight. The historical and artistic values of this impressive monument, overlooked by a bronze-cast statue of a Portuguese Soldier, will be addressed.
Location
Lisbon – Alto de São João Cemetery.
Time
02h30-03h30 pm.
Public
Public in general – Conference and Guided tour in English.
Organization
PHD Professor Agnès LE GAC, Departamento de Conservação e Restauro, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Participation and support
1º Sargento Ricardo LOPES, Museu Militar de Lisboa; Dr. Martim ARINTO, Departamento de História, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Apoio da Liga dos Combatentes, da Divisão Cemitérial de Lisboa.
Other informations
Free Entrance; Head at the Alto de São João Cemetery main entrance, at 02.15 pm; Cemitério do Alto de São João Talhão dos Combatentes Parada do Alto de São João – 1900-053 Lisboa; With the collaboration of the Portuguese Combatants’ League, the Lisbon City Hall and the Military Museum of Lisbon.
Information and registration
Previous registration in: alg@fct.unl.pt;
Contacts: Agnès LE GAC;
T.l/Fax: (+351) 212 948 322;
E-Mail: alg@fct.unl.pt;
http://eventos.fct.unl.pt/patrimonio-memoriais-grande-guerra;
www.ligacombatentes.org.pt/eventos