Baixa Pombalina area
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The Baixa Pombalina area is Lisbon’s historic downtown district, rebuilt in a distinctive grid plan with neoclassical architecture after the 1755 earthquake and known today as a major commercial and tourist hub.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baixa Pombalina | 1 |
| Baixa Pombalina area canonical | 1 |
| Baixa-Chiado area | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic city center
ⓘ
neighborhood ⓘ urban district ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Baixa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pombaline Lower Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Alfama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cais do Sodré NERFINISHED ⓘ Chiado NERFINISHED ⓘ Tagus River waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Praça da Figueira
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Praça do Comércio NERFINISHED ⓘ Rossio Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Rua Augusta NERFINISHED ⓘ Rua da Prata NERFINISHED ⓘ Rua do Ouro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Pombaline architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
hospitality industry
ⓘ
restaurants and cafés ⓘ retail trade ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
business district
ⓘ
commercial district ⓘ tourist district ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected urban ensemble at national level ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
anti-seismic construction techniques
ⓘ
arcaded streets ⓘ large public squares ⓘ standardized building façades ⓘ triumphal arch on Rua Augusta ⓘ |
| hasStreetPlanType | orthogonal grid ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lisbon
ⓘ
Lisbon city center NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisbon municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Marquês de Pombal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Santa Maria Maior parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningConcept | Enlightenment-era urban planning ⓘ |
| rebuiltAfter | 1755 Lisbon earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| rebuiltUnder | Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquês de Pombal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | historic center of Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorDevelopment |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType |
cultural tourism destination
ⓘ
urban heritage site ⓘ |
| urbanDesignFeature |
uniform building heights
ⓘ
wide straight streets ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Paço da Ribeira
this entity surface form:
Baixa Pombalina