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Lisbon 2013. Bairro Alto district

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Lisbon funicular, Elevador da Glória line.

Lisbon funicular

I bet on the tiger

Lisbon funicular

This funicular takes you up to the Bairro Alto district.

Lisbon. The old building is supported by temporary iron bars. Seems like they have been here for many years.

Fine view. On both sides!

The garden - known as the Jardim António Nobre or Jardim de São Pedro de Alcântara - was laid out in the 19th century. It is terraced and has two levels, of which the upper level is the most popular.

Garden São Pedro de Alcântara

Jardim António Nobre. Lisbon

Jardim António Nobre. Lisbon

The lower level has lawn beds, benches and busts of mythological heroes and famous Portuguese figures. And dogs!

Jardim António Nobre. Neglect and decay, just like in most of the historic Lisbon.

Frame was provided

Ulisses in Jardim António Nobre. Lisbon

Fish lock

A fish lock

Jardim António Nobre. Lisbon

Jardim António Nobre. Lisbon. The upper level terrace has plenty of trees, benches, a romantic fountain.

Jardim António Nobre. Lisbon. A monument dedicated to Eduardo Coelho, founder of a popular newspaper. The monument was erected in 1904 and shows the bust of the newspaper magnate with below him the statue of a newspaper delivery boy.

Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church) was built in the 16th century by the Jesuits who had a tradition of creating rich interiors, and Lisbon's São Roque church is no exception.

Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church). The wooden ceiling is richly painted with religious scenes and trompe l'oeil domes.

Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque. In 1759 marquis of Pombal, the prime minister of king José I, managed to expel the Jesuits from the country and the Church of São Roque was handed over to the Santa Casa da Misericórdia, a Portuguese charity.

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