The Lisbon Synagogue, Shaaré Tikvah, stands at Rua Alexandre Herculano 59. A commission headed by Joaquim Bensaúde recommended the plan by Miguel Ventura Terra. The Jewish community of Lisbon built it, after the land was donated to the Israeli Committee in 1902. The cornerstone was laid on May 25, 1902, and it was inaugurated on May 18, 1904.
The article describes a mix of Romanesque Revival and Byzantine Revival. The main facade faces an inner courtyard, because nineteenth-century Portuguese law barred non-Catholic temples from facing the street. Men and women use separate entrances. A central wing spans three floors, and a basement holds a mikveh. The plan allowed for 400 men and 200 women.
The roof was rebuilt in 1948, and the synagogue reopened in May 1949. It follows the Moroccan Sephardic rite.
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