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Rossio Square in June 1968, with a TAP billboard in the background at night. Most buildings around the Rossio date from the reconstruction of the Pombaline Downtown carried out after the great 1755 Lisbon earthquake, which levelled most structures in the area, including the magnificent All-Saints Hospital. Only the Palace of the Independence ...
The Rossio Massacre (Portuguese: ‘massacre do Rossio’) [1] took place on the evening of 13 March 1838, when forces loyal to the Portuguese government of Prime Minister Sá da Bandeira put down a revolt by radical sections of the National Guard and their supporters, who were gathered in Rossio Square in central Lisbon. Around 100 people were ...
The Rossio Railway Station (; Portuguese: Estação de Caminhos de Ferro do Rossio) is a railway station in Lisbon, Portugal, located in the Rossio square. The station was formerly known as Estação Central (Central Station) and that designation still appears in its façade. Trains gain access to the station, which is in the central urban area ...
The first monument to King Peter IV, called "o galheteiro" ("the cruet-stand") by Lisboners, in a c. 1860 photograph.. King John VI had a monument to the Constitution built in 1821 on the spot the column stands today, which was raised two years later by the same king, after Infante Michael of Portugal (supported by Queen Carlota Joaquina) successfully led a counter-revolution to reinstate the ...
Lisbon Arco Triunfal da Rua Augusta panoramic view from Praça do Comércio Areas covered by arches at both sides of the square include vendors, restaurants and offices Opening towards Augusta Street, which links the square with the other traditional Lisbon square, the Rossio , the original project by Eugénio dos Santos planned a triumphal ...
Rossio is a station on the Green Line of the Lisbon Metro. The station is located between Figueira Square and Rossio Square from which it takes its name. History
Main façade of the National Theatre D. Maria II. Portico of the National Theatre D. Maria II. The theatre was built on the north side of Rossio square on the site of the old Estaus Palace, built around 1450 as a lodging for foreign dignitaries and noblemen visiting Lisbon.
Neo-Manueline façade of Rossio Railway Station in Lisbon. A railway line connecting Lisbon to Porto and intervening cities was constructed, with two new train stations: Santa Apolónia and Rossio. [378] Electric lighting was introduced as a public utility in 1878, replacing gas lighting. [379]
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