History
The archive is one of the oldest institutions in Portugal, since its installation in one of the towers of the castle in Lisbon, occurring during the reign of Ferdinand I, and likely 1378 (the date where the first testimonal originated). The archive served as the King's and nobilities' reference, with documents supporting the administration of the kingdom and overseas territoies, and documenting the relationships between the State and foreign kingdoms.
In 1982 a public tender was issued for the construction of the new Torre do Tombo archive building, and was won by the Ateliers Associados, represented by Arsénio Raposo Cordeiro, with M. Sheppard Cruz and A.N. de Almeida. The cornerstone was laid in 1985, in an official ceremony. The sculptor José Aurélio was invited to sculpt the gargoyles in 1987, which completed between 1988-1990 (in conjunction with mason José Rodrigues and builder Júlio Mesão.
In 1990, the archive in the National Palace of São bento was moved to the new building, before the 21 December inauguration.
On 22 December 2010, the DRCLVTejo proposed classifying the building as a municipal property of interest, which was supported on 28 January 2011, by a dispatch from the director of the IGESPAR. On 17 May 2011, an announcement was published regarding the process to classify the building (Anúncio n.º 6998/2011, DR, 2.ª série, n.º 100), and by 1 August, a formal request to make the building a municipal property of interest was formalized by DRCLVTejo. The National Council for Culture decided on 10 October 2011, that a classification was warranted, and provided their support. On 30 November 2011, a decision on the classification of this building was approved, and a Special Protection Zone was established (Anúncio n.º 17753/2011, DR, 2.ª série, n.º 230).
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