Carmo barracks

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Carmo barracks is a historic Lisbon military complex best known as the site where key events of Portugal’s 1974 Carnation Revolution unfolded.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
military barracks
architecturalStyle Gothic (original convent structures)
military adaptation
associatedWith Armed Forces Movement (MFA) NERFINISHED
Marcelo Caetano NERFINISHED
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho NERFINISHED
controlledBy Portuguese military police NERFINISHED
country Portugal
dateOfSignificantEvent 25 April 1974
era 20th-century Portuguese political history
hasAccess Largo do Carmo NERFINISHED
hasFunction command post
military headquarters
operations centre
hasPortugueseName Quartel da GNR do Carmo NERFINISHED
Quartel do Carmo NERFINISHED
hasTourismAspect visited for its role in Carnation Revolution
hasViewOf Baixa Pombalina NERFINISHED
Tagus River (distant view) NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation part of classified heritage complex of Convento do Carmo
heritageStatus historic site of national importance
locatedIn Chiado NERFINISHED
Lisbon
Lisbon city centre NERFINISHED
Santa Maria Maior (Lisbon) NERFINISHED
near Carmo Archaeological Museum NERFINISHED
Santa Justa Lift NERFINISHED
notableFor central role in overthrow of Estado Novo dictatorship
symbolic association with Portuguese democracy
occupiesBuilding Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Convento do Carmo) NERFINISHED
overlooks Rossio Square NERFINISHED
partOf Lisbon historic centre NERFINISHED
roleInEvent final stronghold of Marcelo Caetano during Carnation Revolution
negotiation site between rebel officers and government
site of surrender of Estado Novo regime leader
significantEvent 1974 Portuguese coup d’état NERFINISHED
Carnation Revolution NERFINISHED
usedAs command post of the National Republican Guard
usedBy Portuguese Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Portuguese National Republican Guard NERFINISHED

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