The Architect · Mariana · Lisbon
Igreja de São Roque
The blankest exterior, the most opulent inside. It's the lesson: in Lisbon the drama is behind the wall.
A plain 1500s façade hiding one of Europe's richest interiors — gilded wood and a chapel of gold, lapis, and Roman mosaic.
— Mariana, The Architect
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