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Aqueduct Aguas Libris

Lisboa, Calcada Quintinha, 6

Attractions in Lisbon Aqueduct Aguas Libris - perhaps the most famous technical structure of Lisbon, which is also considered a visiting card of the Portuguese capital. The construction, which is a string of high-altitude stone arches, was erected in the early 18th century.

Kelush Palace

Queluz, Largo Palacio

Attractions in Lisbon Do you want to see how the Portuguese kings once lived? Then come to the palace of Queluz, which is located in the suburbs of Lisbon. The magnificent palace complex was built in the mid-18th century as a summer residence for royalty and court nobles.

Mafra Palace

Mafra, Terreiro Dom Joao V

Attractions in Lisbon In the suburbs of Lisbon is the largest palace in Portugal Mafra. It was erected in the early 18th century on the occasion of the birth of the long-awaited first-born from the royal couple - Joao V and his wife Anne of Austria. We built the Mafra Palace, as they say, on a grand scale.

National Museum of Ancient Art

Lisboa, Rua Janelas Verdes 110-112

Attractions in Lisbon The National Museum of Ancient Art in Lisbon is the largest gallery in Portugal, where thousands of paintings, sculptures, jewelry and even antique furniture from the 14th to 19th centuries are collected. A rich collection of the museum includes paintings by such famous artists as Albrecht Durer and Jerome Bosch

Basilica da Estrela

Lisboa, Praca da Estrela

Attractions in Lisbon A majestic structure stands on a hill in the western part of Lisbon, so that the dome can be seen from almost anywhere in the city.

Lisbon City Museum

Lisboa, Campo Grande, 245

Attractions in Lisbon The city museum of Lisbon is noteworthy because its collection is clearly divided into parts reflecting the brightest regional characteristics. This is not always done, and the tourist is very comfortable: he sees not abstract-general "Roman antiquities", but, for example, precisely connected with the veneration of St. Anthony.

Lisbon Zoo

Lisboa, Praca Marechal Humberto Delgado

Attractions in Lisbon Regardless of whether you come to Portugal with children or have a rest alone, open a few hours to visit the Lisbon Zoo. Believe me, from this trip there will be no less emotions and impressions than from excursions to architectural monuments and famous palace complexes.

The Maritime Museum of Lisbon

Lisboa, Praca do Imperio

Attractions in Lisbon Portugal is a country of ships, therefore in Lisbon in the 19th century a marine museum was opened dedicated to shipbuilding and everything connected with it. The museum works to this day, welcoming tourists from all over the world.

Museum of the East in Lisbon

Lisboa, Avenida de Brasília, Doca de Alcantara

Attractions in Lisbon Most tourists are surprised to learn that in the capital of Portugal, Lisbon has a museum of the East. But if you remember how many travelers were in this country, how many discoveries and researches it has been made, how many colonizers have left from here - everything falls into place.

The Museum of Galust Gulbenkian in Lisbon

Lisboa, Av. de Berna, 45a

Attractions in Lisbon The Museum of Galust Gulbenkian in Lisbon is one of those gifts that await the most curious traveler. Private collections usually do not attract as much attention as there are large national museums, and in vain, especially in this case.

Museum of the Berardo Collection in Lisbon

Lisboa, Praca do Imperio, Centro Cultural de Beltm

Attractions in Lisbon Like in any other European capital, Lisbon has a museum of modern art and not one. But, undoubtedly, the museum of the collection of Berardo from them is the most interesting, the most modern, the largest and the most authoritative.

Museum of puppets

Lisboa, Rua Esperanca, 146

Attractions in Lisbon In Lisbon is the only museum in Portugal, dedicated to the history of dolls and puppet theaters, and it is called a museum of puppets. Looking here, you will find yourself in a completely different world, whose inhabitants are funny and serious, sincere and cunning, ladies and gentlemen are dolls.

Museum of the Roman Theater in Lisbon

Lisboa, Patio do Aljube, 5

Attractions in Lisbon The Museum of the Roman Theater in Lisbon is one of those museums where, besides the exhibits in the window, there is also a "live", let's say a part - it is built over the ruins of the ancient city theater of Lisbon. Such museums have an amazing ability - they make the story alive.

Electricity Museum in Lisbon

Lisboa, Av. Brasília, 1300-598

Attractions in Lisbon The Museum of Electricity in Lisbon is interesting because its collection is not a dry museum exposition. The museum is interactive, and it is located in the building of the old thermal station. Some parts of the thermo station are still in operation, but they are used not for practical purposes, but as part of the museum exposition.

National Museum of the Azulegu of Lisbon

Lisboa, Rua Madre Deus, 4

Attractions in Lisbon In the national museum azulezhu should go already, if only because it is one of those museums that have no analogues. For a very simple reason - nowhere else, except in Spain and Portugal, azulezhu is not produced in Europe, and even here they are rare.

National Museum of Natural History and Science in Lisbon

Lisboa, Rua da Escola Politecnica, 58-60

Attractions in Lisbon The National Museum of Natural History and Science in Lisbon is one of those museums that one day needs to be dedicated to visiting: it's very much there. And it's nice to spend the whole day in an interesting place, well-equipped for that.

National carriage museum in Lisbon

Lisboa, Museu Nacional dos Coches Praca Afonso de Albuquerqu

Attractions in Lisbon The National Carriage Museum in the Portuguese capital is considered the best in the world. Its main collection includes so many rare and interesting carriages that this seemingly not very serious museum actually has been one of the most visited in Lisbon for many years.

National Museum of Costume and Fashion in Lisbon

Lisboa, Largo Julio Castilho

Attractions in Lisbon The National Museum of Costume and Fashion in Lisbon is considered one of the best in Europe. He has a huge collection: there are more than 38 thousand exhibits. This was facilitated by a rich history - ordinary and royal, and relatively minor damage during the last war.

Praça do Comercio

Lisboa, Praca do Comercio

Attractions in Lisbon The commercial square (Praça do Comércio) is the place from which the rapid development of Lisbon began as a starting point for great geographical discoveries in the 15th century.

Theater of San Carlos

Lisboa, Rua Serpa Pinto, 9

Attractions in Lisbon The San Carlos Theater is located in the historic center of Lisbon and has been the fourth century since it adorns the Portuguese capital. The Opera House was erected at the end of the 18th century on the site of an earthquake destroyed building.

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The capital of Portugal is more than 2,000 years old, but the evidence of not all events that Lisbon has seen in its time has survived. The great earthquake of 1755 and the tsunami and fires that followed it destroyed the city almost to the ground, and this was not the most serious consequence of this natural disaster for the Portuguese people - an earthquake claimed 100,000 lives in 6 minutes.

But, no matter how cynical it may sound, the earthquake from an architectural point of view has benefited the city. It was restored according to a single plan, and this gave Lisbon an unusual for the ancient European cities architectural homogeneity.

Among the architectural features of the historic quarters of Lisbon is the adherence to the original Portuguese baroque and medieval Gothic that in the restored city was embodied in the Neo-Gothic structures, often utilitarian destination, which is typical for European architecture of the late 19th - early 10th century.

Among the architectural features of the historic quarters of Lisbon - a commitment to the original Portuguese baroque, as well as medieval Gothic.

Other interesting attractions include Elevador di Santa Justa, a lift lift built in 1902 in the Neo-Gothic style to help pedestrians overcome one of the steep slopes of Lisbon. It is worth to visit the Lisbon Oceanarium - this is a building of modern conceptual architecture, made in the form of an aircraft carrier at the quay. The oceanarium has a collection of 16,000 individuals of 450 different species of marine life.