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  2. Lisbon - Wikipedia

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    Lisbon was the site of the regicide of Carlos I of Portugal in 1908, an event which culminated two years later in the establishment of the First Republic. The Palace of Ajuda was built as a residence for the King of Portugal following the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake. Queen Maria II National Theatre was built in 1842.

  3. List of World Heritage Sites in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    There are 17 World Heritage Sites listed in Portugal, with a further 18 on the tentative list. The first four sites listed in Portugal were the Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon, the Monastery of Batalha, the Convent of Christ in Tomar, and the town of Angra do Heroísmo, in 1983. The most recent additions to the list ...

  4. History of Lisbon - Wikipedia

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    In 1916, after Portugal interned German ships in Lisbon, Germany declared war on Portugal. [427] In 1918 the Spanish flu descended on the city, killing many thousands and worsening the situation of the workers, who then revolted several times. [428] Sidónio Pais, the military leader and politician was murdered in central Lisbon on 14 December ...

  5. Lisbon Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    www .sedelisboa .pt. The Cathedral of Saint Mary Major ( Portuguese: Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa or Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Mary Major ), often called Lisbon Cathedral or simply the Sé ( Sé de Lisboa ), is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Lisbon, Portugal. The oldest church in the city, initially built as a mosque, it is the seat ...

  6. Tourism in Lisbon - Wikipedia

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    The Pombaline Lower Town area covers about 23.6 ha (58 acres) of central Lisbon. It comprises the grid of streets north of the Praça do Comércio, roughly between the Cais do Sodré and the Alfama district beneath the Lisbon Castle, and extends northwards towards the Rossio and Figueira squares and the Avenida da Liberdade, a tree-lined boulevard noted for its tailoring shops and cafes.

  7. Portugal - Wikipedia

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    In Portugal, Lisbon tram services have been supplied by the Companhia de Carris de Ferro de Lisboa , for over a century. In Porto, a tram network, of which only a tourist line on the shores of the Douro remains, began construction on 12 September 1895 (a first for the Iberian Peninsula). All major cities and towns have their own local urban ...

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