Pombaline buildings of Terreiro do Paço
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The Pombaline buildings of Terreiro do Paço are the neoclassical, earthquake-resistant structures that form Lisbon’s grand Praça do Comércio, rebuilt under the Marquis of Pombal after the 1755 earthquake.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pombaline buildings of Terreiro do Paço canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pombaline architecture
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architectural ensemble ⓘ building complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Neoclassical architecture
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Pombaline style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
reconstruction of Lisbon after 1755
ⓘ
urban planning reforms of the Marquis of Pombal ⓘ |
| borders | Praça do Comércio square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | second half of the 18th century ⓘ |
| contains |
cafés and restaurants
ⓘ
commercial arcades ⓘ government offices ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| designedFor |
administrative functions
ⓘ
commercial functions ⓘ |
| faces | Tagus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | the built perimeter of Praça do Comércio ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
iconic waterfront façade of Lisbon
ⓘ
symbol of Lisbon’s post-1755 reconstruction ⓘ |
| hasElement |
arcaded ground floors
ⓘ
regular grid of streets connecting to Baixa ⓘ symmetrical façades ⓘ uniform cornice line ⓘ |
| hasLayout |
U-shaped square open to the Tagus River
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uniform arcaded façades ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
earthquake-resistant
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fire-resistant ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important example of early earthquake-engineered urban architecture ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Age of Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lisbon
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Lisbon, Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Praça do Comércio NERFINISHED ⓘ Terreiro do Paço NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Arco da Rua Augusta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baixa district of Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baixa Pombalina
NERFINISHED
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Pombaline Lower Town of Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltAfter | 1755 Lisbon earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltUnder |
Marquis of Pombal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Royal Ribeira Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standsOn | site of the former Royal Ribeira Palace ⓘ |
| usedFor |
public ceremonies
ⓘ
state functions ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| usesStructuralSystem |
gaiola pombalina (Pombaline cage)
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wooden internal frame for seismic resistance ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Paço da Ribeira