Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon
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Santa Maria Maior (Portuguese pronunciation:
History
The parish was created by the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012,
The official name of the freguesia comes from Cathedral of Santa Maria Maior, seat of the Patriarchate of Lisbon.
The Baixa was built following the destruction of the 1755 Great Earthquake of Lisbon, under orders of King Joseph I of Portugal's prime minister, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, whose architects rebuilt the area in what is known as the Pombaline style.
Landmarks
- Baixaneighborhood
- Alfama neighborhood
- Casa dos Bicos
- Santo António Church
- Igreja de Santa Luzia
- Largo das Portas do Sol
- Casteloneighborhood
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
- ^ Lei n.º 56/2012 (Reorganização administrativa de Lisboa). Diário da República, 1.ª Série, n.º 216. Accessed 25/11/2012.