Baixa
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Baixa is Lisbon’s historic downtown district, known for its grid-planned streets, grand plazas, and Pombaline architecture rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baixa district | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
neighborhood ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon
ⓘ
surface form:
Baixa Pombalina
Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon ⓘ
surface form:
Downtown Lisbon
|
| architecturalStyle |
Pombaline architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Pombaline
|
| borders |
Alfama
ⓘ
Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon ⓘ
surface form:
Avenida da Liberdade
Cais do Sodré ⓘ Chiado ⓘ Tagus River ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
anti-seismic construction techniques
ⓘ
arcaded buildings ⓘ uniform building heights ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Praça da Figueira
ⓘ
Praça do Comércio ⓘ Rossio Square ⓘ Rua Augusta ⓘ Rua da Prata ⓘ Rua do Ouro ⓘ Santa Justa Lift ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | core area of Lisbon’s historic center ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-1755 reconstruction era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pombaline architecture
ⓘ
grand plazas ⓘ grid-planned streets ⓘ reconstruction after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lisbon
ⓘ
Lisbon city center ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Marquis of Pombal
ⓘ
surface form:
Marquês de Pombal
|
| partOf |
Lisbon
ⓘ
surface form:
Lisbon municipality
|
| primaryUse |
commercial area
ⓘ
tourist area ⓘ |
| rebuiltAfter | 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of Enlightenment urban planning in Portugal ⓘ |
| streetLayout | 18th-century planned reconstruction ⓘ |
| tourism |
cafés and restaurants
ⓘ
historic hotels ⓘ major shopping streets ⓘ |
| transportAccess |
Baixa-Chiado metro station
ⓘ
Rossio railway station ⓘ Terreiro do Paço metro station ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningStyle | orthogonal street grid ⓘ |
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Baixa district
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Baixa district