Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon
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The Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon is the post-1755 earthquake downtown district renowned for its pioneering, grid-based neoclassical urban design and early anti-seismic construction.
Aliases (5)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic city center
→
planned urban area → urban district → |
| borders |
Alfama
→
Cais do Sodré → Chiado → Tagus River waterfront → |
| contains |
Praça do Comércio
→
Rossio Square → Rua Augusta → Santa Justa Lift vicinity → |
| country |
Portugal
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| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Neoclassical architecture
→
Pombaline architecture → |
| hasBuildingType |
Pombaline cage buildings
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| hasConstructionFeature |
modular building design
→
standardized façades → wooden internal seismic cage → |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
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commercial district → tourist area → |
| hasHeritageStatus |
national heritage site of Portugal
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protected historic zone → |
| hasStreetPattern |
rectangular blocks
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wide straight streets → |
| hasUrbanForm |
orthogonal grid plan
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planned urban layout → regular street grid → |
| inspiredBy |
Enlightenment urban planning ideas
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| knownFor |
early anti-seismic construction techniques
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pioneering earthquake-resistant urban design → post-1755 earthquake reconstruction → rational urban planning → standardized building typologies → |
| locatedIn |
Europe
→
Iberian Peninsula → Lisbon → Lisbon District → Lisbon city center → Lisbon metropolitan area → Lisbon municipality → Portugal → Region of Lisbon → |
| partOf |
downtown Lisbon
→
historic center of Lisbon → |
| rebuiltAfter |
1755 Lisbon earthquake
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| rebuiltInPeriod |
18th century
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|
| rebuiltUnder |
Marquis of Pombal
→
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Baixa
("Baixa Pombalina")
→
Baixa ("Downtown Lisbon") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Lisbon Airport
("Lisbon city centre")
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Lisbon Santa Apolónia railway station ("Lisbon city centre") → |
near |
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Praça do Comércio
("Baixa Pombalina")
→
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connectedTo |
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1755 Lisbon earthquake
("Lisbon’s Baixa district")
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destroyedStructure |
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São Jorge Castle
("Baixa Pombalina")
→
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hasNearbyAttraction |
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Praça do Comércio
("Lisbon city centre")
→
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locatedIn |
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Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon
("historic center of Lisbon")
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partOf |
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Vila Real de Santo António
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urbanPlanInspiredBy |