Discovering Lisbon's growth - Guiding Architects

Duration: 4 hours
Transport: Walking
Services: Experienced local architect as guide
Languages: Portuguese, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
Group size: Max. 25 pax
Price: upon request
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Image credits

Image 1: Ana Aresta, Image 2: Ana Aresta, Image 3: Money Museum | Gonçalo Byrne and Falcão de Campos | © José Manuel Rodrigues, Image 4: Terraços do Carmo | Siza Vieira and Carlos Castanheira| © Fernando Guerra - FG + SG

Discovering Lisbon’s growth

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Walking visit to the historic city centre of Lisbon, understanding its process of development through centuries and visiting some examples of contemporary Portuguese architecture. It’s a walk through ages along belvederes: a castle from medieval times, even before Portugal was constitutes as a country, under Arabic power, Pombal works after the earthquake in 1755, great Avenues of the XIXth century and the intervention of contemporary architects in this rich urban fabric, such as Siza Vieira, Carrilho da Graça, Gonçalo Byrne, Aires Mateus, Falcão de Campos, among others. Let our architects immerse you in Lisbon architecture.

Architecture walking tour to Lisbon historic city centre

Fanqueiros Elevator, Pedro Falcão de Campos, 2013
(interior visit)

S. Jorge Castle, Carrilho da Graça, 2010
(interior visit)
Carrilho da Graça made a contemporary intervention in the recent archaeological discoveries.

Portas do Sol, Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus, 2005

Money Museum, Gonçalo Byrne and João Pedro Falcão de Campos, 2013
(interior visit)
The conversion of a 19th century church into a museum.

Chiado, renewal, Siza Vieira, 1988 – 2015
Following the great fire of 1988, Siza Vieira reconstructed the 18th Century Chiado, giving us a masterful lesson in intervention in heritage. Will be visited the metro subway station

Terraços do Carmo, Siza Vieira and Carlos Castanheira, 2015

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