Celebrating Europe # 13 Rua Augusta Arch Lisbon Portugal
The Rua Augusta Arch is a stone, triumphal arch on the Praça do Comércio. It was built in 1755 following a huge earthquake. It has six columns (some 11 m high) and is adorned with statues of various historical figures. Significant height from the arch crown to the cornice imparts an appearance of heaviness to the structure.
Lisbon is a city with some wonderful open spaces one of the grandest is the Praca do Comercio. It has wonderful buildings on three sides the fourth side of the square is open to face the river Tagus. This is one quarter of the Praca showing the elegant and quite classical covered arcades. The square and the buildings around it were designed by the Marquis of Pombal after the massive earthquake of 1755 that destroyed much of the centre of Lisbon
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Celebrating Europe # 13 Rua Augusta Arch Lisbon Portugal
The Rua Augusta Arch is a stone, triumphal arch on the Praça do Comércio. It was built in 1755 following a huge earthquake. It has six columns (some 11 m high) and is adorned with statues of various historical figures. Significant height from the arch crown to the cornice imparts an appearance of heaviness to the structure.
Lisbon is a city with some wonderful open spaces one of the grandest is the Praca do Comercio. It has wonderful buildings on three sides the fourth side of the square is open to face the river Tagus. This is one quarter of the Praca showing the elegant and quite classical covered arcades. The square and the buildings around it were designed by the Marquis of Pombal after the massive earthquake of 1755 that destroyed much of the centre of Lisbon
THANKS FOR YOUR VISITING BUT CAN I ASK YOU NOT TO FAVE AN IMAGE WITHOUT ALSO MAKING A COMMENT. MANY THANKS KEITH. ANYONE MAKING MULTIPLE FAVES WITHOUT COMMENTS WILL SIMPLY BE BLOCKED