 |
Business | Industries | Finance | Tax |
| Index: > A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
|
|||||
| First Prev [ 1 2 3 ] Next Last |
Lisbon (in Portuguese, Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal. It is the seat of the district of Lisbon.
Lisbon is situated at 38 degrees, 43 minutes north, and 9 degrees, 8 mintes west. It is located in the west of the country, on the Atlantic coast at the point where the river Tagus ( Portuguese Tejo) flows into the ocean. The city occupies an area of 84.6 km2. The city comprises 53 freguesias.
The historic centre of Lisbon is built on seven hills, making some of the city's streets too steep for motor vehicles; the city is served by three funicular services and one elevator. The western side of the city is mainly occupied by the Monsanto Natural Park, one of the largest urban parks in the world.
Lisbon is one of the warmest European capitals. Spring and Summer months are usually sunny and the temperatures very high during July and August, with highs usually above 30°C only rarely reaching 40°C. Autumn and Winter are typically rainy and windy, yet sunny days are not rare either, the temperatures rarely fall below 5°C, usually staying at an average of 10°C. Lisbon's climate is classified as Atlantic-Mediterranean.
According to the 2001 census, the population of the city is 564,657, and the metropolitan area ( Greater Lisbon) is 2,665.000. Lisbon is located in the wider region known as Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, with a population of 3,500.000, constituting about a third of the population of Portugal. The population density of the city itself is 6,606.9 inhabitants per km2.
Panoramic view of Lisbon from Miradouro de Santa Luzia with Mosteiro de São Vicente on the left and St Michael's church in the Alfama on the far right.
The heart of the city is the Baixa or lower town, this area of the city is being considered for UNESCO World Heritage Site status. The Baixa is organized in a grid-system and a network of squares built after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. The São Jorge Castle and the Santa Maria Maior Cathedral are located on one of the seven hills of Lisbon, to the east of the Baixa. The oldest district of the city is Alfama, close to the Tagus, which has made it relatively unscathed through the various earthquakes.
Other monuments include:
The Castle of São Jorge , atop the tallest hill of the central city, Praça do Comércio (Commerce Square), Rossio Square , Restauradores Square ,
Elevador de Santa Justa , an elevator (lift) in Gothic revival style, built around 19001900 is the common year starting on Monday. see link for calendar) For the film, see 1900 (film). Events January January 1 Nigeria becomes British protectorate January 2 John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. January 2 Chicag and connecting the Baixa and Bairro Alto.
The city of Lisbon is rich in architecture; Romanesque, GothicBesides its original meaning, "of or relating to the Goths, a Germanic tribe" and thus the Gothic language and the Gothic alphabet, and aside from its Early Modern connotations of "rough, barbarous," the word Gothic has been used since the 18th century to, ManuelineSumptuous, composite Portuguese style of architectural ornamentation of the early 16th century. It combined contemporary Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Flemish elements and was named after King Manuel I of Portugal (reigned 1495- 1521). The Chapter Hou, BaroquePeter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint The Baroque was a style in art that used exaggerated motion and abundant detail to prod, Traditional Portuguese , ModernModern can simply mean something that is "up-to-date", " trendy", "new", or from the present time. It can also refer to the modern age a very loosely defined time period which generally commences at or some time after the Renaissance in Europe. See also 2 and Post-Modern constructions can be found all over the city. The city is also crossed by great boulevards and monuments along these main thoroughfares, particularly in the upper districts; notable among these are the Avenida da Liberdade , Avenida Fontes Pereira de Mello, Avenida Almirante Reis and Avenida da República.
Notable among the city's museums are:
The Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (National Museum of Ancient Art); the Museu dos Azulejos (Museum of Portuguese-style Tile Mosaics); the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian (Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, containing varied collections of mostly modern art); the Oceanário de Lisboa (Lisbon Aquarium, largest in Europe); the
Museu do Design at Centro Cultural de Belém (Design Museum); and the Museu Nacional dos Coches (National Coach Museum, containing one of the largest collections of royal coaches in the world).| Politics | Business | Finance |
 |
 |
 |
|