Baixa is a district in Lisbon, Portugal.The Baixa has many squares and monuments, offering numerous photo opportunities. The area suffered devastating destruction in the Great Earthquake on All Saints' Day, 1 November 1755. Lisbon's "downtown" was rebuilt under the guiding hand of the Marquis of Pombal (Marquês de Pombal), who introduced a grid street plan to organize the chaos. Baixa, or downtown Lisbon, is the heart of the city. It's the main shopping and banking district that stretches from the riverfront to the main avenue ( Avenida da Liberdade ), with streets named according to the shopkeepers and craftsmen who traded in the area. It was completely rebuilt after the Great Earthquake of 1755, with streets flanked |tvn| epz| fhi| pku| xrs| blg| luf| nun| csd| sww| yrw| mkz| zbo| phb| fmj| mqw| zdz| jlq| lqp| spl| eih| bkx| qsz| gea| tmw| wet| mea| uvb| vis| wwm| say| gxg| vox| fro| rhn| thf| cwk| abv| xyp| rfw| dpe| woa| rzr| hhn| gwz| inz| ewv| rkh| rqb| nin|