Baixa (Lisbon)

Portugal / Lisboa e Vale do Tejo / Lisbon
 downtown / central business district, neighbourhood, interesting place

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Coordinates:   38°42'41"N   9°8'15"W

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  • "Pombaline" is the architectural style used in the post-earthquake Baixa, named after Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquês de Pombal, Minister of the Kingdom under Joseph I, who was in charge of rebuilding after the 1755 earthquake. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pombaline_style
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