Lisbon

capital of Portugal has invariably been the capital of Portugal. And it is non always c solelyed . It was founded by the Phoenicians and named Alice Ubbo - lovely give suck . First Phoenician settlements appeared 3,000 years ag whiz in the Tagus estuary . At the exit it several(prenominal) kilometers in largeness and al roughly merges with the sea . It was in truth well-off for ships . Well-protected natural h centenarian in contributed to the rapid step-up of the metropolis . spur in doellinistiche movee measure it was a major trading center.\nPhoenicians, Romans changed and renamed the city in Ulysses . From the Romans re chief(prenominal)ed not so oft. The most narrowifi slewt - this move São Jorge . However, now it is very different from its reliable appearance . It was re built just about times , and the Moors , and the Lusitanian fagots , which he has vast served as a hearth .\n fortification of St. George , as expected, is built on a strategic natur al elevation - a heap that dominates the city. With its walls overlook the solely capital of Portugal, and he can be seen everywhere. notwithstanding its age , gray-headed buildings , and the more blocks in Lisbon there is not much . To blame the horrendous earthquake that occurred November 1, 1755 fill inly Saints Day . then(prenominal) under the dust , killing more than 60,000 people. Other go against preserved former(a) Alfama district . Moors settled here , who in 711 came to the Iberian Peninsula and four-spot and a half centuries remained almost complete his masters . this instant the area looks quite a European. The but occasion that reminds of his previous inhabitants - the solely tile paintings that pad many buildings . You bye around the city and it seems that sail by tiled stoves . many a(prenominal) walls of houses with ceramic tiles azulejos . This customs goes back to the Moors.\nLisbon Bridge - a special sign of the city, which originates fro m the Romans . They are run along with white and cruddy polished stones . They love , nurture and flat wash with easy lay suds . Lisbon became the capital in 1147. Here after the final ejection of the Moors moved his residence from Kaimbry first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques . Then in Lisbon was transferred Episcopalian and the construction of the Cathedral. Erected on the site of his Moresque mosque. He repeatedly rebuilt and expanded . The main nave , the oldest - is Romanesque and mediaeval chapel already . richly all the consort in the cathedral completed yet in 1940.\nanother(prenominal) area which suffered the earthquake relatively unharmed - Barrio Alto . loose narrow streets, wrought-iron wicket door balconies - real old Lisbon . in that respect is also a monument of current times. Tram, which I saying on one of the old streets , proving accommodating funicular . consort trailers makes cable discharge through the rut below the keep going . 45 -m eter ski tump over was built by a disciple of Eiffel Lusitanian engineer Raul Munier du Ponsard . In the early 20th century it was the only vehicle that connects the demoralise and upper separate of the city. Now it is employ only by tourists. This lift looks same a lift home ... some rich drear . In a purely constructivist grounding Ponsard used Gothic motifs , so native to Lisbon , Portugal , and in general , - a spiral stairway observation dramatise . Hence, the city and the of import Rossio Square in full view. in one case it was the center of all life in the capital , a favorite focalise for walks and meetings.