Church of the Carmo Covent

The church of the Carmo Covent was built in 1389 by Dom Nuno Alvares Pereira (Santo Condestável). On the 1st November 1755 a huge earthquake caused the collapse of most of the vault and the fire that followed it destroyed most of what remained.
A reconstruction attempt was abandoned in the 19th century "under the influence of the romantic taste for ruins".
The exhibited collection consists, mainly, of abandoned pieces of sculpture collected from monasteries vandalized during the French invasions (Peninsular War) and Liberal War.