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Lisbon 2013. Bairro Alto district

by Tiigra

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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.
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church).
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church).
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church). It is an abundance of marble and gilded sculptures, large paintings, gilded woodwork, azulejos and precious relics.
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church).
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church).
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church).
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church).
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church).
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church). The most opulent of the chapels is that of Saint John the Baptist, which was built in Rome and transported by sea to Lisbon where it arrived in 1749.
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church).
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church).
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church).
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church).
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church).
Lisbon. The Igreja de São Roque (St. Roch Church).
Azulejo balusters
A street statue of I don't know who
Looks like they stole something from the hand of the statue.
Tiles (azulejos) of Casa do Ferreira das Tabuletas, 1864, include many masonic symbols. Lisbon
Carmo Convent
Ruins of the The Carmo Convent
The Carmo Convent, Lisbon
The Carmo Convent, Lisbon
The Carmo Convent, Lisbon
The Carmo Convent, Lisbon
It was the north trancept
The Carmo Convent, Lisbon
The Carmo Convent, Lisbon
Devastation
The archaeological museum in Carmo Convent, Lisbon. Ancient mummies from either Mexico, or South America.
The archaeological museum in Carmo Convent, Lisbon. Ancient mummies from either Mexico, or South America.
The archaeological museum in Carmo Convent, Lisbon.
The archaeological museum in Carmo Convent, Lisbon.
The group of Gothic tombs include that of Fernão Sanches, a bastard son of King Dinis I, (early 14th century), decorated with scenes of boar hunting.
The archaeological museum in Carmo Convent, Lisbon. AThe 18th cen. tomb of queen Maria Ana of Austria.
The Carmo Convent, Lisbon
The Carmo Convent, Lisbon
The Carmo Convent gargoyle
The Carmo Convent, Lisbon
The Carmo Convent, Lisbon
Fountain Chafariz do Carmo (1771) in Largo do Carmo square, Lisbon
The Port Wine House is located in an 18th-century palace that takes up an entire city block, and is filled with several hundred varieties of Port available by the glass or bottle.
The Port Wine House, Lisbon
Lisbon
View to Castelo São Jorge
View from the Elevador de Santa Justa. Lisbon
View from the Elevador de Santa Justa. Lisbon
View from the Elevador de Santa Justa. Lisbon
View to Praça do Rossio from Elevador de Santa Justa
The Elevador de Santa Justa is an iron elevator built in the 19th century to connect the Baixa district with the higher situated Bairro Alto district.
View to the Castelo de São Jorge.
A street in the Bairro Alto district.
Portugal is the biggest producer of wine corks. They also make everything of cork.
The ruins of the Igreja do Carmo (Carmo Church), 1423.
The ruins of the Igreja do Carmo (Carmo Church), 1423.
A memorial inscription in the pavement to Salgueiro Maia, a captain of the Portuguese army. He made a significant contribution to the Carnation Revolution, which resulted in the fall of the then ruling dictatorship.
The ruins of the Igreja do Carmo (Carmo Church), 1423.
The Bairro Alto district, Lisbon. The Igreja do Carmo on the left.
I am confused!
The ruins of the Igreja do Carmo (Carmo Church), 1423.
A bridgeway leading to the Elevador de Santa Justa. goes under one of the flying butresses of the Carmo church.
View to the city from the Elevador de Santa Justa. The Rossio square is in the center.
View to the Tagus river and the Se Cathedral from the Elevador de Santa Justa.
View to the Tagus river and the arch in the Commerce square from the Elevador de Santa Justa.
The Elevador de Santa Justa has an observation deck on top.
The ruins of the Igreja do Carmo (Carmo Church), 1423.
The gargouilles of the Igreja do Carmo (Carmo Church), 1423.
The gargouilles of the Igreja do Carmo (Carmo Church), 1423.
The gargouilles of the Igreja do Carmo (Carmo Church), 1423.
Casa do Ferreira das Tabuletas
The famous coffee house "A Brasileira"
Fernando Pessoa at "A Brasileira"
Fernando Pessoa in his favorite cafe
A cup of bica
Two fierce lions
A statue of Fernando Pessoa.
In a book store erotica books occupy a shelf next to baby care books.
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