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5 Day: Lisbon - Barrio Azul
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145 meters: highness of the Tower Vasco da A path in the north of the city with a visit of the
The architecture of Lisbon Gama of the architects Leonor Janeiro, Nick commercial center Amoreiras of the architect To-
6 days Jacobs and SOM (Skidmore, Owings and Merrill). mas Taveira, of the Dean of the University Nova
The Tower was constructed in the 1998 in an oc- and the Museum Calouste Gulbenkian.
casion of the Universal Exposure Expo ’98.
1st Day: Lisbon The Oceanarium is the first aquarium in the Curiosity: The commercial center Amoreiras with
its form based on helmets of medieval warriors
Guided visit of the sea city, for a total immersion world that incorporates the oceanic habitat of was inaugurated the 27 of September 1985. It is
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between its hills like they were sea waves. Lisbon the planet in one and only environment, with considered the biggest commercial space of the
is looking towards the future, under the guide of the impressions of reconstructions of different country and the biggest quart of Europe.
architects of international fame, who are repre- ecosystems. The building is a masterpiece of the
senting its modern admirals. north - American architect Peter Chermayeff. The Dean of the University Nova like every mas-
Curiosity: Arriving from north of Portugal, the terpiece of the architects Manuel and Francisco
river Tago, before entering in the ocean, it mod- The bridge Vasco da Gama, the longest bridge of Aires Mateus is based on the dialog with the
ulates to create one of the natural biggest ports Europe until the 2018, the year of the inaugura- empty. Transforming the space in one concrete
of the world. Business Proposals in Portugal
tion of the Crimea Bridge. entity, for which the empty also becomes divine
1200 BC: founded by Phoenixes, Lisbon is one of 4 Day: Lisbon - Baixa and Chiado element.
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the most antique capitals of Europe. for some A visit of MUDE (Museum of design and of fash- 6000: the number of works that can be admired
historians the first settlements are from the Ne- ion) and of the Museum CHiado also with a sec- in the Museum Calouste Gulbenkian, that the
olithic period.
tion of shopping in one of the pedestrian zones same philanthropist defined his “daughters”.
1 of November 1755: almost completely de- of the Lisbon’s center. For the lovers of intern architecture or for a cof-
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Curiosity: Irony of the sort “mude” in Portuguese
fee break there is one jewel in ceramics: the Pas-
stroyed by an earthquake of 8.5 magnitude by means exactly “change”. telaria Mexicana, from the architect Jorge ribeiro
Richter, and followed by a tsunami, died 30% of Ferreira Chaves (1962).
the population. The ruins from the edifices were The Museum Chiado was redesigned in the 1994
used to rebuilt the streets. It is a beautiful exam- by the French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, 6 Day: Lisbon and the copier of symbols
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ple of recycle and rebirth.
right after the fire that in 188 destroyed many Visit of Almada passing by the Golden Gate
2 Day: Lisbon - Belem buildings erected after the earthquake of the Bridge of San Francisco to see the imposing Crist
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1755.
Redeemer of Rio before say goodbuy to Lisbon.
A pleasant walk from the Tower of Belem, passinf
near the Monument of the discoveries. In the af- Right after the earthquake of 11 of November Curiosity: Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco is
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ternoon, a visit to MAAT (Museum of Art, Archi- 1755, the reconstruction of the quart was trust- called Ponte de 25 Abril in Lisbon. It was realized
tecture and Tecnology) by the English archistar ed to the Marches of Pombal who, ignoring the by the same company that realized the one in
Amanda Levete, to enjoy the roof designed to be original structure characterized by steep streets, California, respecting the red color too.
crossed and lived like a square - one of the most realized the first urbanistic project on grid, in-
beautiful sunsets that Lisbon can offer. clude the first examples of buildings resistant to The idea to build the Christ Redeemer was born
Curiosity: The Belem Tower was built by using earthquakes. in 1934, during a visit in Brazil of the cardinal
blocks of lioz or pedra real, one type of calcar- patriarch of that time of Lisbon, D. Manuel Con-
eous stone typical of Portugal. The used blocks Well known quart frequented by poets and Por- calves Cerejeira. While he was passing Rio de
were of low quality from a material used for the tuguese writers, the name of Chiado would be Janeiro, saw the imposing bridge of Christ Re-
construction of the Mosteiro do Jeronimos, built due to the shrill “chiar” of the carriage wheels deemer of Corcovado and in his heart was born
in the same period.
going up hill. the desire to build an masterpiece of that kind in
The Monument of the discoveries was erected front of Lisbon.
staring from the 1502 to celebrate the discover
of India on a project of the architect Jose Angel
Cottinelli Telmo. For its construction were used
materials of low quality, so in the 1958 was ru-
ined and rebuilt with a construction in armed ce-
ment covered with a calcareous stone.
15.000: is the number of floor tiles in calçada,
the traditional ceramic of the azulejos that reco-
veres MAAT.
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3 Day: Lisbon - The Park of the Nations
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A guided and funicular visit of the Tower Vasco
da Gama and of the Oceanarium in the fair quart
Park of the nations: one of the symbols of a work
of masterly regeneration, thanks to the architects
Siza Vieira, Peter Schermayef and Calatrava. An
industrial abandoned area; that was transformed
into a cultural, scientific, technological, sportive
and playful center.
Curiosity: 600: the number of boat places in the
port of the Park of the Nations. Lisbona Torre di Belem - Lisbon Belem Tower

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