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According to legend, the three were sons of a Roman senator, martyred in Lisbon in the 4th century, under the Roman governor Ageian or Tarquinius in the time of Emperor Diocletian. A temple was then built in the Campolide area, whose ruins still existed in the Middle Ages [citation needed]. The relics of the saints are kept in the Santos-o ...
The Museu de Lisboa (Portuguese for the Museum of Lisbon) is a museum network in Lisbon, Portugal, dedicated to the history of Lisbon, from prehistoric times to the modern day. The museum is housed in various buildings across Lisbon, including Pimenta Palace in Campo Grande , the Praça do Comércio in the Lisbon Baixa , and the Casa dos Bicos ...
Roman theatre of Lisbon [fr; pt] Olisipo: Lisbon: Portugal ... Roman Theatre at Pergamon Pergamon: Bergama: Turkey 120 metres (390 ft) No ...
Teatro São Luiz is a theatre located in the Chiado district of Lisbon. It opened on 22 May 1894. The theatre was purchased by Lisbon City Council in 1971 and underwent major remodelling, beginning in 1998. Teatro da Trindade is in the Chiado neighbourhood. Built in the 19th century, it is one of the oldest theatres in Lisbon still in operation.
The National Theatre and Dance Museum (Portuguese: Museu Nacional do Teatro e da Dança) is a museum in Lisbon, Portugal. [1] References
Belém Tower (Portuguese: Torre de Belém, pronounced [ˈtoʁɨ ðɨ βɨˈlɐ̃j]; literally: Bethlehem Tower), officially the Tower of Saint Vincent (Portuguese: Torre de São Vicente) is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.
The Belém Cultural Center (Portuguese: Centro Cultural de Belém) is a complex of artistic venues located in Belém in the city of Lisbon, Portugal.It is the largest building with cultural facilities in Portugal, with over 140,000 m 2 (1,500,000 sq ft) of usable space.
The building was conceived in 1880 by Ernesto Biester (1828–1880), a wealthy playwright and theatre impresario in Lisbon. He identified one of Portugal's leading architects, José Luis Monteiro, to design it. Unfortunately, Biester died childless in the same year and the responsibility for building the house passed to his brother, Frederico ...