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National Pantheon, Lisbon

A Drink Before Lunch

Alfama, Lisbon

Decay (LXXV)

I was walking in Caxias when something peeking through the trees caught my attention. I jumped over the fence, walked for one minute and found this pavilion which is falling apart. I looked for the main residence and, actually, there are two manors not far away but none of them looks regal enough, so the 'mystery' remains.

Aloe Arborescens

 

Lisbon-Oeiras-Cascais railroad at Cruz Quebrada

 

Aloe arborescens blooms once a year around Christmas

Tiled Building

 Santa Clara Square, Lisbon

The Sé

 

Lisbon Cathedral (1150)

Feliz Natal/Happy Christmas

Silk Floss Tree dieing blooms at the Tropical Botanic Garden, Lisbon

Empty Street

Lisbon

National Pantheon (II)

Alfama, Lisbon

Foggy Morning

 

Nova Oeiras

Facing The Ocean

Conceição Beach, Cascais

Decay (LXXIV)

Former beach bar at Parede built in 1959 and destroyed by the ocean in the 1980's.
Every winter parts of the building are washed away.

Devout

(Old) Church of Our Lady of Conception, Lisbon

 

This was my first visit to this church and I have no idea 'who' is inside the glass box - creepy! -, some saint I guess. I could have asked the woman but she was so concentrated that I didn't want to bother her (actually she didn't even see me).

 

This is just one more church that collapsed after the 1755 Great Earthquaque. However, the stone elements of the façade were reused in the reconstruction and are a great example of the original Manueline style. Unfortunatelly I didn't manage to get a proper shot - narrow street, tram cables and much traffic - but you can check it here.

Hello

 

Wood Duck at Morais Park, Parede

São Julião Fort

Carcavelos Beach

 

This fort dates back to 1553 and is considered to be the greatest coastal defense building in Portugal. During the French invasion, Napoleon troops have occupied it in the year of 1807, but British allies conquered it one year later and in 1809 the fort was again in Portuguese hands.

It currently is the official residence of the Minister of Defense.

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Alfama, Lisbon

A Walk In The Park

Downtown Oeiras

Sheltered From The Rain

 

Carcavelos Beach

National Pantheon

Church of Santa Engrácia, Lisbon

 

Building work proceeded from 1682 through 1712, when the architect died. King John V lost interest in the church, concentrating his resources in the gigantic Convent of Mafra. The church was left unfinished until the 20th century when it has been converted into the National Pantheon, in which important Portuguese personalities are buried.

Arcades Around The Square

Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon

Drying Laundry

Alfama, Lisbon's oldest district

The Sé (Lisbon's Cathedral), built in 1150, stands in the background

Tram #28 (II)

Alfama, Lisbon

The Guitar Player

Alfama district, Lisbon

After the Flooding

Last thursday it rained all day long and Oeiras was flooded. The trash stuck on the railing helps us understand how high the water level was.

Saramago Foundation

 

Casa dos Bicos, Lisbon (check the building here)

José Saramago (16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was a Portuguese novelist, poet, playwright and journalist.

In 1992, the Portuguese Prime Minister Cavaco Silva -yuck!-, who currently is our President -yuck!-, ordered the removal of The Gospel According to Jesus Christ from the European Literary Prize's shortlist, claiming the work was religiously offensive. Disheartened by this political censorship of his work, Saramago went into exile on the Spanish island of Lanzarote, upon which he resided until his death in 2010.

In 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Sunshine and Pouring Rain

Underground passage to Carcavelos Beach

Church of São Vicente de Fora

Lisbon (1582-1627)
It's a huge building that was once used as a monastery. Check it here.

Breakfast at Alfama

 

My favourite café at Alfama, Lisbon's oldest district

Former Coastal Defense

 

São Bruno Fortress (17th century) at Caxias

The Cascade Garden

A royal playground built in the early 18th century at Caxias

CDP December Theme Day: "My Street"

This is the end of the street where I live.

The aqueduct was built to supply water to the palace of the first Count of Oeiras, the founder of the city of Oeiras (1759)

 

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Old Stone Cross (II)

A different perspective and a different mood here

Tiled Staircase

Palace of the Marquis of Pombal and first Count of Oeiras aka Oeiras Palace

Seven Colours

Carcavelos around 5 pm yesterday

Day Off

Moinho Bar at Moinho Beach, Carcavelos

Bugs Bunny's Foot

 

Former threads and fabrics factory at Alcântara, Lisbon

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Iridescent Reflections

Early 20th century house at Parede

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Juvenile Bongo at the Lisbon Zoo

Decay (LXXIII)

 

Abandoned building at Cascais

Autumn Skies

 

As seen from my house at Oeiras

A Strange Bench

It seems it was made from remnants of what might have been a beautiful structure

Tropical Botanical Garden, Belém, Lisbon

The Keys of the Kingdom

Belém, Lisbon

 

Scenes of the Age of Discoveries are carved around the pedestal of the statue of Afonso de Albuquerque, Portuguese navigator and conqueror, the second Viceroy of India.
Click here.

It's A Duck

Back street at Belém, Lisbon

 

I have no idea who the author is, but I think it's a clever work: as seen from a distance you can clearly see a duck with its head backwards

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UPDATE
The tile mural is a work by Pedrita (Rita João and Pedro Ferreira), design graduates from the Architecture Faculty of Lisbon’s Technical University.
(Thanks for the info, Mhas Perspectivas)

Bus Driver's Break

Restauradores Square, Lisbon

Roots

 

 Tropical Botanical Garden at Belém, Lisbon