Lisbon II: The Pic Spam Strikes Back
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selenakMore Lisbon awaits! This is perhaps my favourite shot I took from the other shore of the Tejo of the city silhouette.
While I‘m at it, check out the tile view which is near the Knights of St. Malta headquarters.
On to the Cathedral, miraculously NOT completely destroyed in the earthquake, thus offering actual Gothic gravitas amid all the Baroque and Rococo:
Check out this couple. He with his dog, she with her book:
The lady in the next tomb had a book AND her dogs:
You can climb up to the high choir, which is why I could stare at a rosetta close up.
Let‘s roam the streets some more, shall we?
Also: here‘s the aqueduct, not a Roman one but an 18th century product designed to help with the water shortage which this city, the gigantic river Tejo not withstanding, was indeed suffering from:
Now, one of the „must“ destinations is the church and monastery San Jeronimo. Alas, a lot of people thought so. I mean: A LOT. The queue covering the entire cathedral when we arrived in the morning, and it was predicted that even in the late afternoon, there would still be one hour waiting time. This, alas, did not fit with how much time we had, so I only got to see this jewel of „Manuelismo“, the style named after King Manuel 1, from the outside and above.
The one part I could enter was the maritime museum which is situated separately in the back of the monastery. This photo was taken whenI left, and check out the queue from the front now having reached this end as well.
The Maritime Museum isn‘t Greenwich, but it has some lovely models and maps:
This one is from Vasco da Gama‘s ship with which he found the sea route to India:
And this photo featuring 18th century navy uniforms is for my fellow 18th century nerds. (Mildred, Cahn, this is what Peter von Keith would have worn when in Portuguese service.)
Now, San Jeronimo wasn‘t the sole reason why the APs and I were in this part of the city. It‘s near where the Tejo runs into the Atlantic. One of the most famous monuments, celebrating Portuegese seafaring history, is placed there. (It‘s also possible to get on its top and enjoy the gorgeous view to all sides.)
From both sides:
Looking from the monument, you can see the tower build under Manuel I which was supposed to read returning Portugese ships as they left the Atlantic and crossed into the the Tejo, the Torre Belem:
And here they are together, the Seafarer Monument and the Torre Belem:
Also in the era: another creation evidently by the same artist responsible for the gigantic cat in the other pic spam:
Now, you may or may not have spotted a Jesus statue on the other shore of the Tejo, where the city Alcantara is, looking like a smaller version of the one towering above Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. This one is younger and in fact inspired by the former, and was erected in thanks Portugal wasn‘t drawn into WWII. (It did have its own fascist dictator, Salazar.) It does offer a fantastic view as well, so of course up we went.
The Alcantara shore of the Tejo also offers by far the best view of the red bridge which originally Salazar named after himself and which is now named after the revolution that got rid of the dictatorship.
Enough with the red bridge, appealing as it is. I shall conclude this second part of the Lisbon pic spam with how it started, panoramic views of the beautiful city:
While I‘m at it, check out the tile view which is near the Knights of St. Malta headquarters.
On to the Cathedral, miraculously NOT completely destroyed in the earthquake, thus offering actual Gothic gravitas amid all the Baroque and Rococo:
Check out this couple. He with his dog, she with her book:
The lady in the next tomb had a book AND her dogs:
You can climb up to the high choir, which is why I could stare at a rosetta close up.
Let‘s roam the streets some more, shall we?
Also: here‘s the aqueduct, not a Roman one but an 18th century product designed to help with the water shortage which this city, the gigantic river Tejo not withstanding, was indeed suffering from:
Now, one of the „must“ destinations is the church and monastery San Jeronimo. Alas, a lot of people thought so. I mean: A LOT. The queue covering the entire cathedral when we arrived in the morning, and it was predicted that even in the late afternoon, there would still be one hour waiting time. This, alas, did not fit with how much time we had, so I only got to see this jewel of „Manuelismo“, the style named after King Manuel 1, from the outside and above.
The one part I could enter was the maritime museum which is situated separately in the back of the monastery. This photo was taken whenI left, and check out the queue from the front now having reached this end as well.
The Maritime Museum isn‘t Greenwich, but it has some lovely models and maps:
This one is from Vasco da Gama‘s ship with which he found the sea route to India:
And this photo featuring 18th century navy uniforms is for my fellow 18th century nerds. (Mildred, Cahn, this is what Peter von Keith would have worn when in Portuguese service.)
Now, San Jeronimo wasn‘t the sole reason why the APs and I were in this part of the city. It‘s near where the Tejo runs into the Atlantic. One of the most famous monuments, celebrating Portuegese seafaring history, is placed there. (It‘s also possible to get on its top and enjoy the gorgeous view to all sides.)
From both sides:
Looking from the monument, you can see the tower build under Manuel I which was supposed to read returning Portugese ships as they left the Atlantic and crossed into the the Tejo, the Torre Belem:
And here they are together, the Seafarer Monument and the Torre Belem:
Also in the era: another creation evidently by the same artist responsible for the gigantic cat in the other pic spam:
Now, you may or may not have spotted a Jesus statue on the other shore of the Tejo, where the city Alcantara is, looking like a smaller version of the one towering above Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. This one is younger and in fact inspired by the former, and was erected in thanks Portugal wasn‘t drawn into WWII. (It did have its own fascist dictator, Salazar.) It does offer a fantastic view as well, so of course up we went.
The Alcantara shore of the Tejo also offers by far the best view of the red bridge which originally Salazar named after himself and which is now named after the revolution that got rid of the dictatorship.
Enough with the red bridge, appealing as it is. I shall conclude this second part of the Lisbon pic spam with how it started, panoramic views of the beautiful city:
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Date: 2023-05-01 08:27 pm (UTC)On to the Cathedral, miraculously NOT completely destroyed in the earthquake, thus offering actual Gothic gravitas amid all the Baroque and Rococo:
Oh, wonderful! Before your picspams, I didn't realize anything of historical value was left standing.
And this photo featuring 18th century navy uniforms is for my fellow 18th century nerds. (Mildred, Cahn, this is what Peter von Keith would have worn when in Portuguese service.)
Heee! Technically, he was in the army, not the navy, and uniforms varied widely within armies based on what part of the army you were in, which is why there are entire books of army uniforms for a single country, but it gives us an idea, and in any case, I appreciate the pictures! (Peter appreciates from the beyond that you were thinking of him in Lisbon--you are probably the first to do so in a very long time. ;) )
Have fun, and I see why you've been so busy!
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Date: 2023-05-02 05:14 am (UTC)Busy in the best way possible: there‘s just so much to admire and enjoy.
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Date: 2023-05-02 03:04 pm (UTC)That's so awesome.
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Date: 2023-05-02 02:23 pm (UTC)Also, there was a very nice museum which had all of the furniture and chattels the King had made when he decided to go live in a tent.
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Date: 2023-05-01 09:55 pm (UTC)It's been a while since we were there -- we used to go to the beach in Cascais -- and I'd like to go back not that Spartacus is older and obsessed with history.
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Date: 2023-05-02 04:47 pm (UTC)Those cathedral pictures are lovely, especially that one from the back showing the architecture, with the light -- gorgeous.
(Mildred, Cahn, this is what Peter von Keith would have worn when in Portuguese service.)
:D :D Those uniforms look very sharp :D
I hope you get to the San Geronimo monastery soon
so I can live vicariously through your pictures-- from the outside it looks like it is very nice! But anyway, overall Portugal looks like a gorgeous city and so glad to get your pictures of it!no subject
Date: 2023-05-02 09:52 pm (UTC)I was glad I got the shot of the cathedral interior - it‘s really due to being taken from the choir, and in most churches, you‘re not allowed to go there when not actually a musician…
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Date: 2023-05-02 10:06 pm (UTC)Biche: Wuff!