- The
Pombaline style was a
Portuguese architectural style of the 18th century,
named after Sebastião José de
Carvalho e Melo, the
first Marquês de Pombal...
- ("Downtown"), also
known as the
Baixa Pombalina (IPA: [ˈbajʃɐ põbɐˈlinɐ]; "
Pombaline Downtown"), is a
neighborhood in the
historic center of Lisbon, Portugal...
- The
Portuguese Empire (Portuguese: Império Português,
European Portuguese: [ĩˈpɛ.ɾju puɾ.tuˈɣeʃ]), also
known as the
Portuguese Overseas (Ultramar Português)...
-
organized relief efforts, and
supervised the capital's
reconstruction in the
Pombaline architectural style.
Pombal was
appointed as
Secretary of
State for Internal...
-
around them to
simulate an earthquake.
Notable features of
Pombaline structures include the
Pombaline cage, a
symmetrical wood-lattice
framework aimed at distributing...
-
architectural ornamentation of the
first decades of the 16th century,
followed by
Pombaline style of the 18th century. A 20th-century
interpretation of traditional...
- more on its
possessions in Africa. The
early 18th century,
known as the
Pombaline Era
after Sebastião José de
Carvalho e Melo,
Marquis of Pombal, was a...
- rectilinear,
large avenues and
widened streets – the new
mottos of Lisbon. The
Pombaline buildings are
among the
earliest seismically protected constructions in...
-
Almirante Reis and
Avenida da República (Avenue of the Republic). The
Pombaline Lower Town area
covers about 23.6 ha (58 acres) of
central Lisbon. It...
-
Pedro IV), po****rly
known as
Rossio ([ʁuˈsi.u]), is a
square in the
Pombaline Downtown of Lisbon, Portugal. It has been one of its main
squares since...
