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  2. Gaiola (construction) - Wikipedia

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    Model of the seismically protective wooden structure, the "gaiola pombalina" (pombaline cage), developed for the reconstruction of Lisbon. A gaiola pombalina (Pombaline cage; Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡɐjˈjɔlɐ]) is a masonry building reinforced with an internal wooden cage, developed as an anti-seismic construction system in Portugal after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and implemented ...

  3. Pombaline style - Wikipedia

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    A flexible wooden structure implanted on the walls, floors and roofs and later covered by pre-manufactured building materials "shakes but doesn’t fall." Lisbon’s downtown, called Baixa, the area most affected by the earthquake, is built over unstable ground, and it is thus necessary to reinforce the whole area. Another anti-seismic system ...

  4. Water supply and sanitation in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    In terms of its bulk operations, EPAL supplies water to 35 municipalities on the north bank of the river Tagus and, since 2015, delegated management responsibility for the multi-municipal water supply and sanitation systems of Lisbon and the Tagus Valley, which integrates 86 municipalities and a population of around 3.8 million inhabitants in a ...

  5. Fort of Cego - Wikipedia

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    The fort was designed with an irregular star shape and, among the forts constructed on the Lines, it was notable for having an elaborate drainage system in order to avoid accumulation of water in its interior. Its floor consisted of stones bonded with mortar, while the gun positions also used flagstones.

  6. Portuguese pavement - Wikipedia

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    Portuguese pavement: image of the seal of the University of Coimbra, in Portugal, featuring Wisdom. Portuguese pavement, known in Portuguese as calçada portuguesa or simply calçada (or pedra portuguesa in Brazil), is a traditional-style pavement used for many pedestrian areas in Portugal.

  7. Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology - Wikipedia

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    MAAT is a cultural project for the city Lisbon that is focused on three areas - Art, Architecture, and Technology. The €20m museum sits on the River Tagus (Rio Tejo) to the west of the city centre. [2] and "one of Europe's most lyrical new museums". [3]

  8. Biester Palace - Wikipedia

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    The wooden lift was constructed by Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard who, among other things, was responsible for the Santa Justa Lift in Lisbon. The lift was manually operated from the outside on the ground floor, employing a system of cogwheels.

  9. Forbo Holding AG - Wikipedia

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    Forbo Flooring Systems offers a broad range of floor coverings and building and construction adhesives. Forbo Movement Systems is specialized in power transmission and light conveyor belts. Forbo Holding AG based in Baar ZG is a globally operating Swiss manufacturer of floor coverings and building and construction adhesives as well as power ...

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