Baixa district of Lisbon

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The Baixa district of Lisbon is the city’s historic downtown area, known for its grand Pombaline architecture, grid-pattern streets, and bustling squares like Praça do Comércio and Rossio.

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Label Occurrences
Lisbon city centre 3
Baixa district of Lisbon canonical 2
Baixa (downtown Lisbon) 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
neighborhood
tourist destination
alsoKnownAs Baixa Pombalina NERFINISHED
Pombaline Lower Town NERFINISHED
borderedBy Alfama NERFINISHED
Avenida da Liberdade NERFINISHED
Cais do Sodré NERFINISHED
Chiado NERFINISHED
contains Praça da Figueira NERFINISHED
Praça do Comércio NERFINISHED
Rossio Square NERFINISHED
Rua Augusta NERFINISHED
Rua Augusta Arch NERFINISHED
Rua da Prata NERFINISHED
Rua do Ouro NERFINISHED
Santa Justa Lift NERFINISHED
country Portugal
developmentPeriod late 18th century
hasArchitecturalStyle Pombaline architecture NERFINISHED
hasFunction administrative area
commercial center
tourist hub
hasPublicTransportAccess Baixa-Chiado metro station NERFINISHED
Rossio railway station NERFINISHED
Terreiro do Paço metro station NERFINISHED
hasStreetPlan grid pattern
hasUrbanFeature arcaded ground floors
seismic-resistant construction
uniform building heights
hasViewTowards Tagus River NERFINISHED
heritageStatus core area of Lisbon’s UNESCO World Heritage tentative zone
knownFor Pombaline building blocks
bustling squares
cafés and restaurants
pedestrian streets
traditional shops
wide avenues
locatedIn Lisbon
Lisbon city center NERFINISHED
namedAfter Marquês de Pombal NERFINISHED
partOf historic center of Lisbon
rebuiltAfter 1755 Lisbon earthquake NERFINISHED
rebuiltUnderDirectionOf Marquês de Pombal NERFINISHED
touristAttractionType historic city center

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Cais do Sodré railway station connectsTo Baixa district of Lisbon
this entity surface form: Lisbon city centre
Praça do Município, Lisbon locatedIn Baixa district of Lisbon
this entity surface form: Lisbon city centre
São Jorge hill hasViewOf Baixa district of Lisbon
Rua da Prata isPartOf Baixa district of Lisbon
this entity surface form: Lisbon city centre
Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard notableWorkLocation Baixa district of Lisbon
Praça dos Restauradores partOf Baixa district of Lisbon
this entity surface form: Baixa area of Lisbon
Restauradores metro station serves Baixa district of Lisbon
this entity surface form: Baixa (downtown Lisbon)