Lisboa

Lisboa is the capital and largest city of Portugal. It is placed in the west of Portugal, on the banks of the river Tagus, where the river expands before ending in the Atlantic Ocean forming the sea Da Palha.

In his more ancient sector, the streets are narrow and sinuous, but his new part has straight and broad avenues flanked by trees, beautiful squares and extensive public parks. In the periphery there are residential zones that have had an important development. Lisbon has an archepiscopal seat, and numerous ancient churches, convents and monasteries. Other representative buildings of the city are Belém's Tower and the castle of Saint George, of visigothic age. Between his notable cultural and educational institutions, you can find several libraries, museums, and universities, the University of Lisbon and Belém's Cultural center being the most ancient.

According to the Portuguese tradition, Ulises founded the city and gave it its original name, Olisipo. The Phoenicians occupied the zone about 1200 B.C.; later it was occupied by Rome in the 2nd; and by the Visigoths in the 5th century. The Muslims retained it from 716 A.D. up to his reconquest by the Portuguese in 1147. About the year 1260, Lisbon turned into the capital of the kingdom of Portugal. During the 15th century it happened to be one of the most dynamic European cities from an economic point of view and head of a colonial empire. In 1755 an earthquake followed by a seaquake and a fire, destroyed most of the city. After it, the city was reconstructed with neoclassic style, which has provided a beauty and typical uniformity to it. Portugal was kept neutral during the World War II, and Lisbon turned into a place of asylum and boarding harbour for the refugees of the whole Europe. In 1998 a Universal Exhibition, Expo '98, was held in Lisbon, dedicated to the oceans.

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