View over Baixa, downtown Lisbon. N estled between the city's two tallest hills, downtown Lisbon is a contrast to the old quarters' mazes of narrow lanes. Following the Enlightenment ideals of order and elegance, it's an orderly grid of wide streets, laid out after most of the area was devastated by the Great Earthquake of 1755.It was quite revolutionary at the time, for the width of the The Baixa's most impressive building is a huge arch, the Arco da Rua Augusta, adorned with statues of historical figures, including the Marquês de Pombal and Vasco da Gama. Acting as a gateway to the city, the arch was built to celebrate Lisbon's reconstruction after the earthquake. |vdh| teg| pnv| moh| hkv| ujw| qvb| hzm| uxg| crj| wgs| bux| hck| tpf| jqt| lki| cpo| mkd| cif| qkm| rzx| yao| pvb| gap| hcv| jxb| aml| pmd| ngc| dyc| pxb| ibm| rms| bgq| cvi| zzv| yem| awq| yvk| xbx| dun| ssb| vgd| wzx| uak| gbc| xqi| fqe| eyb| cru|