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Praça Martim Moniz
Praça Martim Moniz is a square in Lisbon, Portugal. It is named after Martim Moniz. There are stops on the Lisbon Metro The Lisbon Metro ( pt, Metropolitano de Lisboa) is the rapid transit system in Lisbon, Portugal. Opened in December 1959, it was the first metro system in Portugal. , the system's four lines total of route and serve 56 stations. History In ... " Martim Moniz" and Lisbon tramway at the square. See also * Procession of Our Lord of the Passion of Graça References Squares in Lisbon {{Portugal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisboa
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the List of urban areas of the European Union, 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas - demographia.com, 06.2021 About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Iberian Peninsula, after Madrid and Barcelona. It represents approximately 27% of the country's population. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean and in the north and east, the Portugal-Spain border, constitutes the longest uninterrupted border-line in the European Union. Its archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. On the mainland, Alentejo region occupies the biggest area but is one of the least densely populated regions of Europe. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population, being also the main spot for tourists alongside Porto, the Algarve and Madeira. One of the oldest countries in Europe, its territory has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martim Moniz
Martim Moniz (; died 1147) was a Portuguese knight of noble birth, and famous figure in the Siege of Lisbon in 1147. According to the legend, Martim Moniz was a knight participating in the Christian invasion force, led by king Afonso I of Portugal, in the Siege of Lisbon, during the ''Reconquista''. At one point in the siege of São Jorge Castle, he saw the Moors The term Moor, derived from the ancient Mauri, is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta during the Middle Ages. Moors are not a distinct o ... closing the castle doors. He led an attack on the doors, and sacrificed himself by lodging his own body in the doorway, preventing the defenders from fully closing the door. This heroic act allowed time for his fellow soldiers to arrive and secure the door, leading to the eventual capture of the castle. Martim Moniz was killed in the incident. In his honor, the entrance wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas - demographia.com, 06.2021 About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the , after |
Lisbon Metro
The Lisbon Metro ( pt, Metropolitano de Lisboa) is the rapid transit system in Lisbon, Portugal. Opened in December 1959, it was the first metro system in Portugal. , the system's four lines total of route and serve 56 stations. History Initial plans The idea of building a system of underground railways for the city of Lisbon first arose in 1888. It was first proposed by Henrique de Lima e Cunha, a military engineer who had published a proposal in the journal ''Obras Públicas e Minas'' ''(Public Works and Mines)'' for a network with several lines that could serve the Portuguese capital. Concrete plans took longer to evolve, though. Lanoel Aussenac d'Abel and Abel Coelho presented theirs in 1923, and José Manteca Roger and Juan Luque Argenti theirs one year later, in 1924. None of these plans were carried out. After World War II, in which Portugal remained neutral, the national economy took off and the financial possibilities arising from the Marshall Plan provided a str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martim Moniz (Lisbon Metro)
Martim Moniz is a station on the Green Line of the Lisbon Metro. The station is located in the Martim Moniz Square. History The station was designed by the architect Denis Gomes with art installations by the painter Maria Keil. Connections Urban buses Carris * Praça da Figueira - circulação * Martim Moniz ⇄ Campo de Ourique (Prazeres) * Cais do Sodré ⇄ Estação Oriente (Interface) (morning service) * Martim Moniz ⇄ Parque das Nações Norte * Martim Moniz ⇄ Santa Apolónia * Gomes Freire ⇄ Cemitério da Ajuda Aerobus * Aeroporto ⇄ Cais do Sodré See also * List of Lisbon metro stations This is a list of the stations of the metro system in Lisbon, Portugal (see Lisbon Metro). List of stations * Transfer station * Terminal * Transfer station and terminal References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Lisbon Metro Stations Lisbon ... References External links Green Line (Lisbon Metro) stations Railway stations opened in 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trams In Lisbon
The Lisbon tramway network ( pt, Rede de elétricos de Lisboa) is a system of trams that serves Lisbon, capital city of Portugal. In operation since 1873, it presently comprises six lines. The system has a length of 31 km, and 63 trams in operation (45 historic "Remodelados", 8 historic "Ligeiros" and 10 modern articulated trams). The depot is located in Santo Amaro, in Alcântara. History Origin Lisbon's municipal government wished to develop urban transit and granted concessions to build and operate various systems that included funiculars and tramways. The first tramway in Lisbon entered service on 17 November 1873 as a horsecar line. The vehicles, called ''americanos'' after their point of origin, were initially deployed in the flat parts of the city where animals were capable of hauling their passenger loads. Cable trams To surmount the steep slopes where draft animal conveyance was impossible, funiculars were envisioned in proposals made to the municipal governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Procession Of Our Lord Of The Passion Of Graça
The Procession of Our Lord of the Passion of Graça ( pt, Procissão do Senhor dos Passos da Graça), alternatively, the Procession of Our Lord of the Stations of the Cross of Graça) is one of the oldest and most important religious processions, which takes place yearly in the city of Lisbon, Portugal, on the Second Sunday of Lent. The procession has been held uninterruptedly since 1587, and it is organised by the Royal Brotherhood of the Holy Cross and Stations of the Cross of Graça ( pt, Real Irmandade da Santa Cruz e Passos da Graça). The faithful go in solemn procession, from the Church of Saint Roch in Bairro Alto to Graça Convent in São Vicente, in emulation of the '' Via Dolorosa'', the path taken by Jesus on the way to His crucifixion on Mount Calvary, making seven stops along the way that correspond to some of the episodes of the Passion narrative. These are: # Church of Saint Roch (''Jesus is condemned to death and takes up His Cross'') # Church of the Incarna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
