JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. CASTELO DE SÃO JORGE. LISBON/PORTUGAL

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Sunday, Nissan 23, 5779. April 28, 2019.

Shalom! World.

The Castelo de São Jorge occupies the most privileged área of the old medieval alcaçova and consists of the castle, the ruins of the former royal palace as  well as part of a residential neighbourhood which was home to the elite.



The fortification, built by the Moors in the mid-11th century, was the last defensive stronghold of the elite who resided within the citadel: the moorish governor (whose palace was nearby) and the elite city administrators whose homes are visible today in the Archaeological Site.


After Dom Afonso Henriques conquered Lisbon on October 25th, 1147, to become the first king of Portugal, the Castelo de São Jorge began age as a  home for the royalty. Once the Portuguese kings had transformed the Castle into a royal palace in the 13th century, it was chosen to receive many notable Portuguese and foreign figures, as well as hold festivities and coronations during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.


These archaelogical  remains present evidence of the three most significant  periods in Lisbon's history: (1) the first known settlements dating back to the 7th century B.C.; (2) the remnants of  the Moorish-era residential área, from the time of the castle's construction in the mid-11th century; (3) the ruins of the last palatial residence of  the old citadel destroyed by the earthquake of 1755. 


Shalom! Aleichem.

Cultural Suppport: Jacob Jr Benleumi, Advisory, Consulting and Education. International Relations Analyst.



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