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Ruins of the Carmo Convent, Lisbon, Portugal #20381182
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The Carmo Convent (Convento da Ordem do Carmo) in the Chiado neighbourhood is a historical, mediaeval building in Lisbon, ruined in the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake. The ruins of its Gothic church (the Carmo Church or Igreja do Carmo) are the main trace of the great earthquake still visible in the city. Nowadays the ruined Carmo Church is used as an archaeological museum.