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Aqueduct arches (65 m tall) over the Alcântara valley. Note the pointed shape of the arches. The aqueduct seen from the west. The Águas Livres Aqueduct (Portuguese: Aqueduto das Águas Livres, pronounced [ɐkɨˈðutu ðɐz ˈaɣwɐʒ ˈlivɾɨʃ], "Aqueduct of the Free Waters") is a historic aqueduct in the city of Lisbon, Portugal.
Caparica Coast — The coast south of Lisbon, across the Tagus river; Montanhas — Mountainous and interior regions of northern and central Portugal, namely Serra da Estrela and Trás-os-Montes. Planícies — The Portuguese plane region of Alentejo in the south. Algarve — The southern coast of Portugal including the Golden Triangle.
The Monument of the Discoveries (Portuguese: Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈðɾɐ̃w duʒ ðɨʃkuβɾiˈmẽtuʃ]) is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon.
Casino Lisboa (left) and Vodafone Portugal HQ (right) from the Tagus The Vasco da Gama Bridge, the longest bridge in both the European Union and Europe. Parque das Nações was the designation given to the neighborhood that emerged within the former Intervention Zone of Expo, encompassing the site where the 1998 World Expo was held as well as all areas that were under the administration of ...
Trás-os-Montes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌtɾaz uʒ ˈmõtɨʃ]) is a geographical, historical and cultural region of Portugal.. Portuguese for "behind the mountains", Trás-os-Montes is located northeast of the country in an upland area, landlocked by the Douro and Tâmega rivers to south and west and by the Spanish communities of Galicia and Castile and León to the north and east.
A first attempt to register its constitution was made under the reign of King Sancho II (1223–1248). A second was made in the reign of his son and successor, Afonso III (1248–1279), under the Inquirições or royal commissions in 1258, intending to base the territory of Trás-os-Montes on so-called "new towns" under direct control of the Crown.
The seven classical planets, associated with the Gods, depicted in the gardens of the Palace Fronteira, Lisbon (17th century). From left to right: the Moon (Diana), Mercury, Venus (Aphrodite), the Sun (Apollo), Mars, Iupiter and Saturn (Chronos)
The Museu da Água (Water Museum) is located in Lisbon, Portugal. [1] The museum, the former steam pumping station of Barbadinhos, Lisbon, built in 1880, is in a 19th-century industrial building. The museum features four large steam engines dating from 1880. One has been reconditioned as a working demonstration. The pumps were in use until 1928.