Getting lost finds neat sites

This weekend, a few of us went to Lisbon, Portugal. I really didn’t know much about Lisbon before I went. I knew a little bit of the history of Portugal, but only that coincided with that of Spain. Honestly, I went to see another city. Now, having been, I am so glad that I went. Because I didn’t know anything in particular to see, I decided it would be just fun to walk and see the city. Hannah and I walked down the main avenue of the city and walked for a a few hours, stopping to see anything that interested us. As we were walking, we saw

 from far off the top of this building. We didn’t know what it was, so we decided to look for it. After getting lost for a bit, we can upon signs directing us in the correct direction. Once we got there, we found out that it was the Santa Engracia Church, or also known as Portugal’s National Patheon. Unfortunately, once we found it, it was already closed for the day so we weren’t able to go inside. After some research I learned that what we saw in Lisbon is actually a churc

h on top of the site of an older church that was torn down because of a robbery that all but ruined the church in 1630. The most prominent feature of the church is the huge dome on the top. From the top of the dome you can see almost the entire city and a great view of the river, which is situated right next to the building and inside you will find the tombs of many Portuguese presidents and well-known artists and writers. I was really happy that we got lost and stumbled upon this really beautiful building that is so important to Portugal’s history.