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  • Rooftop view over the city, with the Se de Lisboa or Lisbon Cathedral, with the Tagus river behind, Lisbon, Portugal. Parts of the original 12th century building remain, but the cathedral has been partially rebuilt many times after earthquakes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rooftop view over the city, with the Se de Lisboa or Lisbon Cathedral, with the Tagus river behind, Lisbon, Portugal. Parts of the original 12th century building remain, but the cathedral has been partially rebuilt many times after earthquakes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portuguese National Pavilion, built 1995-98 for the Universal Exhibition of 1998 (Expo 98), in the Parque das Nacres or Park of Nations, seen from across the Tagus river, Lisbon, Portugal. This pavilion was built to represent the nation of Portugal, and was developed by Alvaro Siza Vieira with the architect Eduardo Souto de Moura and engineer Cecil Balmond. The building consists of 2 enormous colonnaded porticoes with a central area topped by a curved concrete canopy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portuguese National Pavilion, built 1995-98 for the Universal Exhibition of 1998 (Expo 98), in the Parque das Nacres or Park of Nations, on the banks of the Tagus river, Lisbon, Portugal.  This pavilion was built to represent the nation of Portugal, and was developed by Alvaro Siza Vieira with the architect Eduardo Souto de Moura and engineer Cecil Balmond. The building consists of 2 enormous colonnaded porticoes with a central area topped by a curved concrete canopy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_219.jpg
  • Graffiti painting of the French singer Edith Piaf, 1919-63, on a wall in the Alfama neighbourhood of Lisbon, Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Fado Vadio graffiti mural in the Escadinhas de Sao Cristovao, Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal. The mural celebrates traditional fado folk music, which originated from here. It was created by the Movimento dos Amigos de Sao Cristovao, a local community group, which worked with artists to create the graffiti mural. The work contains portraits of fado singers such as Maria Severa and Fernando Mauricio, song lyrics and views of the neighbourhood. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_175.jpg
  • Detail of the graffiti-covered Gloria Funicular or Ascensor da Gloria or Elevador da Gloria, inaugurated in 1885, leading up the Calcada da Gloria to the Miradouro Sao Pedro de Alcantara, linking downtown with the Barrio Alto, Lisbon, Portugal. The tram is listed as a National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Torre de Belem or Belem Tower, built in the 16th century by Francisco de Arruda under King John II as part of a defence system at the mouth of the river Tagus and a ceremonial gateway to the city, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The limestone tower is built in Late Gothic Manueline style, and consists of a bastion terrace (left), 4 storey tower and small access bridge. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its important role during the Portuguese Age of Discoveries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tram and building with colonnade on the Placa do Commercio or Commerce Square, Lisbon, Portugal. The square was previously known as Terreiro do Paco or Palace Square as it was the site of the Pacos da Ribeira or Royal Ribeira Palace until it was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa do Commercio or Commerce Square, Lisbon, Portugal, with a tram passing and the equestrian statue of King Jose I trampling on snakes, 1775, by Machado de Castro, looking out towards the Tagus river. The square was previously known as Terreiro do Paco or Palace Square as it was the site of the Pacos da Ribeira or Royal Ribeira Palace until it was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Assemblea da Republica or Assembly of the Republic, the Portuguese parliament building, housed in the neoclassical Palacio de Sao Bento or St Benedict Palace, an old Benedictine monastery, since 1834, Lisbon, Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted floral design on the tiles in the refectory, built 1517-18 by Leonardo Vaz, with azulejos tiles added 1780-85, of the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Font with a lion in the corner of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a lion trapped between stone slabs, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a griffon and cherub, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arcade of the Cloister, with intricately carved columns and a rib vaulted ceiling with decorative bosses, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chinese men, from scenes of the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The fox and the grapes, from the fables of La Fontaine, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, in the cloister of the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The cat and the mouse, with the cat trapped in a net, from the fables of La Fontaine, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, in the cloister of the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men arriving in a boat, from scenes of the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men fishing, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, part of a series depicting the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho (right), cloisters (left), and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of dragons, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, Church of Santa Maria, at the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue under a canopy, possibly St Thomas with his set square, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, Church of Santa Maria, at the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of lions holding a coat of arms, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, Church of Santa Maria, at the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Torre de Belem or Belem Tower, built in the 16th century by Francisco de Arruda under King John II as part of a defence system at the mouth of the river Tagus and a ceremonial gateway to the city, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The limestone tower is built in Late Gothic Manueline style, and consists of a bastion terrace (left), 4 storey tower and small access bridge. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its important role during the Portuguese Age of Discoveries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Steep narrow street with colourful painted houses in the old town, with a view to the Assemblea da Republica or Assembly of the Republic, the Portuguese parliament building, Lisbon, Portugal. The parliament has been housed in the Palacio de Sao Bento or St Benedict Palace, an old Benedictine monastery, since 1834. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tram covered in graffiti on a street in the old town of Lisbon, Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Church of the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. At the end of the aisle is the Baroque altarpiece by Joaquim Machado de Castro. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Padrao dos Descobrimentos or Monument to the Discoveries, and the 25 de Abril suspension bridge crossing the Tagus river estuary, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monument was built 1958-60, replacing an earlier monument built for the 1940 Portuguese World Fair, to celebrate the golden age of Portuguese exploration. The monument opened on the 5th centennial of the death of Henry the Navigator and features 33 statues of figures from the exploration age led by Henry the Navigator holding a model carrack. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old Belem Lighthouse, the Padrao dos Descobrimentos or Monument to the Discoveries, and the 25 de Abril suspension bridge crossing the Tagus river estuary, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monument was built 1958-60, replacing an earlier monument built for the 1940 Portuguese World Fair, to celebrate the golden age of Portuguese exploration. The monument opened on the 5th centennial of the death of Henry the Navigator and features 33 statues of figures from the exploration age. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Queen Maria of Aragon kneeling, with her patron saint, John the Baptist, on the Western Portal, built 1517 in Renaissance style by Nicolau Chanterene, Church of Santa Maria, at the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the ceiling of the nave with its ornate bosses, and the choir to the left, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the ceiling of the nave with its ornate bosses in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portuguese National Pavilion, built 1995-98 for the Universal Exhibition of 1998 (Expo 98), in the Parque das Nacres or Park of Nations, on the banks of the Tagus river, Lisbon, Portugal. This pavilion was built to represent the nation of Portugal, and was developed by Alvaro Siza Vieira with the architect Eduardo Souto de Moura and engineer Cecil Balmond. The building consists of 2 enormous colonnaded porticoes with a central area topped by a curved concrete canopy. In the centre is the Rhizome II sculpture, 1998, by Anthony Gormley, British sculptor, b. 1950. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portuguese National Pavilion, built 1995-98 for the Universal Exhibition of 1998 (Expo 98), in the Parque das Nacres or Park of Nations, on the banks of the Tagus river, Lisbon, Portugal. This pavilion was built to represent the nation of Portugal, and was developed by Alvaro Siza Vieira with the architect Eduardo Souto de Moura and engineer Cecil Balmond. The building consists of 2 enormous colonnaded porticoes with a central area topped by a curved concrete canopy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_221.jpg
  • Fado Vadio graffiti mural in the Escadinhas de Sao Cristovao, Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal. The mural celebrates traditional fado folk music, which originated from here. It was created by the Movimento dos Amigos de Sao Cristovao, a local community group, which worked with artists to create the graffiti mural. The work contains portraits of fado singers such as Maria Severa and Fernando Mauricio, song lyrics and views of the neighbourhood. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_176.jpg
  • Fado Vadio graffiti mural in the Escadinhas de Sao Cristovao, Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal. The mural celebrates traditional fado folk music, which originated from here. It was created by the Movimento dos Amigos de Sao Cristovao, a local community group, which worked with artists to create the graffiti mural. The work contains portraits of fado singers such as Maria Severa and Fernando Mauricio, song lyrics and views of the neighbourhood. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_174.jpg
  • Fado Vadio graffiti mural in the Escadinhas de Sao Cristovao, Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal. The mural celebrates traditional fado folk music, which originated from here. It was created by the Movimento dos Amigos de Sao Cristovao, a local community group, which worked with artists to create the graffiti mural. The work contains portraits of fado singers such as Maria Severa and Fernando Mauricio, song lyrics and views of the neighbourhood. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_173.jpg
  • The Praca dos Restauradores, or Restauradores Square, celebrating the restoration of Portuguese independence in 1640, with the obelisk, 1886, with the names and dates of the battles of the Portuguese Restoration War, seen reflected in the window of a musical instrument shop, Lisbon, Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shadows of the tram wires on the white walls of the buildings along the Calcada da Gloria, alongside the Gloria Funicular or Ascensor da Gloria or Elevador da Gloria, inaugurated in 1885, leading up the hill to the Miradouro Sao Pedro de Alcantara, Lisbon, Portugal. The tram is listed as a National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man admiring the view of Lisbon with St George's Castle or Castelo de Sao Jorge, from the Miradouro Sao Pedro de Alcantara, Lisbon, Portugal. The viewpoint is situated in a garden accessed via the Gloria Funicular or Ascensor da Gloria or Elevador da Gloria, inaugurated in 1885. The tram is listed as a National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People waiting at the graffiti-covered Barrio Alto station of the Gloria Funicular or Ascensor da Gloria or Elevador da Gloria, inaugurated in 1885, leading up the Calcada da Gloria to the Miradouro Sao Pedro de Alcantara, linking downtown with the Barrio Alto, Lisbon, Portugal. The tram is listed as a National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourists crowding in the graffiti-covered Gloria Funicular or Ascensor da Gloria or Elevador da Gloria, inaugurated in 1885, leading up the Calcada da Gloria to the Miradouro Sao Pedro de Alcantara, linking downtown with the Barrio Alto, Lisbon, Portugal. The tram is listed as a National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over the city with the Castelo de Sao Jorge or St George Castle, a medieval Moorish fortress, on the hill above, Lisbon, Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over the rooftops of Alfama, the oldest district in the city and the original Moorish area, Lisbon, Portugal, with the Tagus river estuary behind. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over the rooftops of Alfama, the oldest district in the city and the original Moorish area, Lisbon, Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colourful fiesta streamers in Alfama, the oldest district in the city and the original Moorish area, with the cruise ship Anthem of the Seas on the river Tagus estuary behind, Lisbon, Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colourful fiesta streamers near a church in Alfama, the oldest district in the city and the original Moorish area, Lisbon, Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tobacconist kiosk on a street in Alfama, the oldest district in the city and the original Moorish area, Lisbon, Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mural on a building near the port in Alfama, the oldest district in the city and the original Moorish area, Lisbon, Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa do Commercio or Commerce Square, Lisbon, Portugal, seen from the banks of the river Tagus. The square was previously known as Terreiro do Paco or Palace Square as it was the site of the Pacos da Ribeira or Royal Ribeira Palace until it was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Remains of the old wharf on the stepped banks of the river Tagus at the Placa do Commercio or Commerce Square, Lisbon, Portugal. The square was previously known as Terreiro do Paco or Palace Square as it was the site of the Pacos da Ribeira or Royal Ribeira Palace until it was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Buildings surrounding the Placa do Commercio or Commerce Square, Lisbon, Portugal, seen from the banks of the river Tagus. The square was previously known as Terreiro do Paco or Palace Square as it was the site of the Pacos da Ribeira or Royal Ribeira Palace until it was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. In the distance is the 25 de Abril suspension bridge crossing the Tagus river estuary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa do Commercio or Commerce Square, Lisbon, Portugal, with the equestrian statue of King Jose I trampling on snakes, 1775, by Machado de Castro. The square was previously known as Terreiro do Paco or Palace Square as it was the site of the Pacos da Ribeira or Royal Ribeira Palace until it was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa do Commercio or Commerce Square, Lisbon, Portugal, with the equestrian statue of King Jose I trampling on snakes, 1775, by Machado de Castro. The square was previously known as Terreiro do Paco or Palace Square as it was the site of the  Pacos da Ribeira or Royal Ribeira Palace until it was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa do Commercio or Commerce Square, Lisbon, Portugal, with the equestrian statue of King Jose I trampling on snakes, 1775, by Machado de Castro. The square was previously known as Terreiro do Paco or Palace Square as it was the site of the Pacos da Ribeira or Royal Ribeira Palace until it was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa do Commercio or Commerce Square, Lisbon, Portugal, with a tram passing and the equestrian statue of King Jose I trampling on snakes, 1775, by Machado de Castro, looking out towards the Tagus river. The square was previously known as Terreiro do Paco or Palace Square as it was the site of the Pacos da Ribeira or Royal Ribeira Palace until it was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triumphal arch on the Rua Augusta, built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake, with the Placa do Commercio or Commerce Square behind, Lisbon, Portugal. Seen through the arch is the equestrian statue of King Jose I trampling on snakes, 1775, by Machado de Castro. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Steep narrow street with colourful painted houses in the old town, with a view to the Assemblea da Republica or Assembly of the Republic, the Portuguese parliament building, Lisbon, Portugal. The parliament has been housed in the Palacio de Sao Bento or St Benedict Palace, an old Benedictine monastery, since 1834. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triumphal arch on the Rua Augusta, built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake, with the Placa do Commercio or Commerce Square behind, Lisbon, Portugal. Seen through the arch is the equestrian statue of  King Jose I trampling on snakes, 1775, by Machado de Castro. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Elevador de Santa Justa or Santa Justa lift, connecting the lower streets in Baixa with the higher Carmo Square, designed by Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard and inaugurated 1901, Santa Justa, Lisbon, Portugal. The vertical lift is 45m high and is decorated in Neo-Gothic ironwork. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Elevador de Santa Justa or Santa Justa lift, connecting the lower streets in Baixa with the higher Carmo Square, designed by Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard and inaugurated 1901, Santa Justa, Lisbon, Portugal. The vertical lift is 45m high and is decorated in Neo-Gothic ironwork. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Elevador de Santa Justa or Santa Justa lift, connecting the lower streets in Baixa with the higher Carmo Square, designed by Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard and inaugurated 1901, Santa Justa, Lisbon, Portugal. The vertical lift is 45m high and is decorated in Neo-Gothic ironwork. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Elevador de Santa Justa or Santa Justa lift, connecting the lower streets in Baixa with the higher Carmo Square, designed by Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard and inaugurated 1901, Santa Justa, Lisbon, Portugal. The vertical lift is 45m high and is decorated in Neo-Gothic ironwork. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa do Commercio or Commerce Square, Lisbon, Portugal, with the equestrian statue of King Jose I trampling on snakes, 1775, by Machado de Castro. The square was previously known as Terreiro do Paco or Palace Square as it was the site of the Pacos da Ribeira or Royal Ribeira Palace until it was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Equestrian statue of King Jose I trampling on snakes, 1775, by Machado de Castro, on the Placa do Commercio or Commerce Square, Lisbon, Portugal. The square was previously known as Terreiro do Paco or Palace Square as it was the site of the Pacos da Ribeira or Royal Ribeira Palace until it was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a female figure, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a female figure holding a book and palm frond, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a female head, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural decoration and tracery on the arches of the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of 2 birds feeding on berries, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of 2 birds feeding on berries, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC136.jpg
  • Statue of Christ on the cross, and the rib vaults of the ceiling of the nave above, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Christ on the cross with metalwork halo, on the first floor of the nave, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir, seen through the columns of the nave, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC133.jpg
  • Intricately carved columns in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC132.jpg
  • Intricately carved columns in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC131.jpg
  • Sculptural detail of a ship, celebrating Portugal's Age of Discovery, between the arches of the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC129.jpg
  • Adoration of the Shepherds, attributed to Antonio Campelo, late 16th century, mural in the refectory of the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC130.jpg
  • Font with a lion in the corner of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC128.jpg
  • Font with a lion in the corner of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC127.jpg
  • Font with a lion in the corner of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC126.jpg
  • Tile scene in a decorative border, in the refectory, built 1517-18 by Leonardo Vaz, with azulejos tiles added 1780-85, of the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC124.jpg
  • Tile scene in a decorative border, in the refectory, built 1517-18 by Leonardo Vaz, with azulejos tiles added 1780-85, of the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC123.jpg
  • Arcade of the Cloister, with rib vaulted ceiling with decorative bosses, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC121.jpg
  • Refectory, built 1517-18 by Leonardo Vaz, with low vaulted ceiling and azulejos tiles added 1780-85, of the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC122.jpg
  • Stone lion with water spout mouth on a font in the corner of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC119.jpg
  • Intricately carved pillars and walls in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC117.jpg
  • Intricately carved columns in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC118.jpg
  • Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC116.jpg
  • Sculptural detail of a shield with the instruments of the Passion, ladder, hammer and pliers, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC114.jpg
  • Ceiling of the Cloister arcade, with rib vaults and decorative bosses, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC113.jpg
  • Sculptural detail of the base of a section of rib vaults in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC115.jpg
  • Sculptural detail of a lion and child, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC112.jpg
  • Sculptural detail of the griffon and child, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC109.jpg
  • Sculptural detail of a lion and snake, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC110.jpg
  • Sculptural detail of a griffon and child, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC107.jpg
  • Sculptural detail of a child trapped between stone slabs, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC108.jpg
  • Sculptural detail of a lion with tree growing up the wall, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC106.jpg
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