Baixa district of Lisbon

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The Baixa district of Lisbon is the city’s historic downtown area, known for its grand Pombaline architecture, grid-pattern streets, and bustling squares like Praça do Comércio and Rossio.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district ⓘ
neighborhood ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Baixa Pombalina ⓘ
Pombaline Lower Town ⓘ
borderedBy Alfama ⓘ
Avenida da Liberdade ⓘ
Cais do Sodré ⓘ
Chiado ⓘ
contains Praça da Figueira ⓘ
Praça do Comércio ⓘ
Rossio Square ⓘ
Rua Augusta ⓘ
Rua Augusta Arch ⓘ
linked to: Arco da Rua Augusta

Rua da Prata ⓘ
Rua do Ouro ⓘ
Santa Justa Lift ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
developmentPeriod late 18th century ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Pombaline architecture ⓘ
hasFunction administrative area ⓘ
commercial center ⓘ
tourist hub ⓘ
hasPublicTransportAccess Baixa-Chiado metro station ⓘ
Rossio railway station ⓘ
Terreiro do Paço metro station ⓘ
hasStreetPlan grid pattern ⓘ
hasUrbanFeature arcaded ground floors ⓘ
seismic-resistant construction ⓘ
uniform building heights ⓘ
hasViewTowards Tagus River ⓘ
heritageStatus core area of Lisbon’s UNESCO World Heritage tentative zone ⓘ
knownFor Pombaline building blocks ⓘ
bustling squares ⓘ
cafés and restaurants ⓘ
pedestrian streets ⓘ
traditional shops ⓘ
wide avenues ⓘ
locatedIn Lisbon ⓘ
Lisbon city center ⓘ
linked to: Lisbon urban core
namedAfter Marquês de Pombal ⓘ
linked to: Marquis of Pombal
partOf historic center of Lisbon ⓘ
rebuiltAfter 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
rebuiltUnderDirectionOf Marquês de Pombal ⓘ
linked to: Marquis of Pombal
touristAttractionType historic city center ⓘ

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Cais do Sodré railway station → connectsTo → Lisbon city centre ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
Praça do Município, Lisbon → locatedIn → Lisbon city centre ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
São Jorge hill → hasViewOf → Baixa district of Lisbon ⓘ
Rua da Prata → isPartOf → Lisbon city centre ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard → notableWorkLocation → Baixa district of Lisbon ⓘ
Praça dos Restauradores → partOf → Baixa area of Lisbon ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
Restauradores metro station → serves → Baixa (downtown Lisbon) ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
Pombaline buildings of Terreiro do Paço → near → Baixa district of Lisbon ⓘ
Elevador da Glória → servesArea → Baixa (downtown Lisbon) ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
Campo de Ourique (Prazeres) → partOfUrbanArea → central Lisbon ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
Equestrian statue of King José I → locatedIn → Lisbon Baixa ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
Rossio metro station → locatedIn → Baixa (Lisbon) ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
São Nicolau (former parish) → locatedIn → old downtown Lisbon ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
Madalena (former parish) → partOf → Baixa area of Lisbon ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
Madalena (former parish) → adjacentTo → Baixa (Lisbon) ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
Martim Moniz (former parish) → locatedInUrbanArea → Baixa area of Lisbon ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
Rua do Crucifixo → locatedIn → Baixa, Lisbon ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
Central Station → near → Baixa district of Lisbon ⓘ
Lisbon City Hall → near → Lisbon downtown commercial district ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon
Avenidas Novas → locatedNorthOf → Lisbon city centre (Baixa) ⓘ
linked to: Baixa district of Lisbon