Contributions of the group Trams in Lisbon

Lisboa, Portugal

nobody@ipernity.com (Paulo Moreira) — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 14:03:16 +0000

Paulo Moreira has posted:

An old Lisbon tram

Lisboa, Portugal

nobody@ipernity.com (Paulo Moreira) — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 14:02:57 +0000

Paulo Moreira has posted:

An old Lisbon tram

Lisboa, Portugal

nobody@ipernity.com (Paulo Moreira) — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 22:25:01 +0000

Paulo Moreira has posted:

An old Lisbon tram

Lisboa, Portugal

nobody@ipernity.com (Paulo Moreira) — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 22:54:06 +0000

Paulo Moreira has posted:

A beautiful old tram and a wonderful smile

Lisboa, Portugal

nobody@ipernity.com (Paulo Moreira) — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 03:50:26 +0000

Paulo Moreira has posted:

Chiado, Lisboa, Portugal

nobody@ipernity.com (Paulo Moreira) — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 16:38:57 +0000

Paulo Moreira has posted:

Traffic jam in historic Lisbon.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 14:29:58 +0000

Dimas Sequeira has posted:

At Travessa de São Tomé, Alfama.

Lissabon - Alfama - Carreira 28E dos Eléctricos de Lisboa (© Buelipix)

nobody@ipernity.com (Buelipix) — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 16:32:49 +0000

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Lissabon - Alfama:

Alfama, ein alter Stadtteil von Lissabon zwischen dem Castelo de São Jorge und dem Ufer der Tejo. Die Bezeichnung stammt vermutlich vom arabischen Al-hamma („Quellen“, „Bäder“) ab.
Alfama war zur Zeit der Mauren der Stadtkern von Lissabon, später wuchs Lissabon in Richtung Westen weiter, der heutigen „Baixa“.
Da dadurch die wohlhabenderen Schichten wegzogen verarmte Alfama langsam.

Beim grossen Erdbeben von 1755 gab es in Alfama im Gegensatz zu den anderen Stadtteilen von Lissabon kaum grössere Schäden, so dass hier vieles noch im alten Stil erhalten blieb.

Nach dem Ende der Diktatur in Portugal (nach der sogenannten „Nelkenrevolution“ vom 25. April 1974 - portugiesisch „Revolução dos Cravos”) wurde damit begonnen, Alfama durch Haussanierungen wieder aufzuwerten. Heute sind die von aussen teilweise heruntergekommen wirkenden Häuser innen oft sehr modern gestaltet.

Nebst diversen Sehenswürdigkeiten und den berühmten Strassenbahnlinien 12E und 28E lohnt sich ein Besuch auch wegen der tollen Aussicht über den Tejo. In den engen Gassen von Alfama gibt’s viele kleine Geschäfte, Restaurants und Bars.

Lisbon 2018 – Trams in the Escolas Gerais

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 22:08:19 +0000

Michiel 2005 has posted:

Perhaps the most famous tram street in Lisbon, where the street is about one tram wide. Traffic lights control the trams going in both directions.

Lisbon 2018 – Trams in the Escolas Gerais

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 22:08:07 +0000

Michiel 2005 has posted:

Perhaps the most famous tram street in Lisbon, where the street is about one tram wide. Traffic lights control the trams going in both directions.

Lisbon 2018 – Trams in the Escolas Gerais

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 22:07:55 +0000

Michiel 2005 has posted:

Perhaps the most famous tram street in Lisbon, where the street is about one tram wide. Traffic lights control the trams going in both directions.

Lisboa - Trams

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:33:41 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

The Phoenicians founded bases in Portugal from 1000 BC. They and later the c are said to have called the site "Alis Ubbo" and used it as the only large natural harbor on the Iberian Atlantic coast. According to Pliny the Elder, Lisbon was later regarded as a foundation of Odysseus.

Under Roman rule, from around 205 BC, the city was initially called Olisipo. Julius Caesar succeeded in breaking the last resistance of the local tribes in 60 BC. Under Caesar, Roman veterans were settled here to control the area. The town was granted Roman city rights in 48 BC and subsequently became a larg town in the province of Lusitania. From 409 A.D. onwards, barbarian tribes advanced into the Iberian Peninsula. Alans, Suebi, Vandals and Visigoths attempted to occupy Lisbon. In 468, the Roman city commander surrendered the city to the Suebi, but shortly after the earthquake of 472 the Visigoths began to rule.

In 719, Lisbon was conquered by Muslim Moors and later became part of the Emirate of Córdoba. After this, the city experienced its first major boom. Although Alfonso II conquered the city for a short time in 798,[ Lisbon soon fell to the Moors again. During the Caliphate of Córdoba, the city was one of the most important ports, while Christian Galicians and Leonese repeatedly attempted to conquer it. Vikings devastated the city and the surrounding area in 844.

In the 11th century, Lisbon belonged to the Emirate of Badajoz. From 1093, Raymond of Armous, a son of William I of Burgundy, was given the rule of Galicia. From there, he undertook campaigns against the Moors in the south. He succeeded in temporarily entering Lisbon after the Muslim ruler of Badajoz had submitted to King Alfonso, but even this conquest was was not permanent, nor was the occupation of Lisbon by Norwegian crusaders under Sigurd in 1108.

Even when Alfonso I came to power, the south of the Iberian Peninsula was still held by the Moors. However, in 1147, the siege of Lisbon finally led to the capture of the city. External support for the attackers was decisive: the successful siege of the city by an army of crusaders from the Second Crusade secured Alfonso I the basis for his rule over the entire surrounding area.

An earthquake struck on the morning of 1 November 1755.Along with a major fire and a tsunami, the Lisbon earthquake destroyed the Portuguese capital almost completely. With 30,000 to 100,000 deaths of the 275,000 inhabitants, this earthquake is one of the most devastating natural disasters in European history. About 85 percent of all Lisbon's buildings were destroyed,

The Lisbon tramway network is in operation since 1873. The first tramway was a horsecar line. To surmount the steep slopes funiculars started operating in 1884. In 1901, Lisbon's first electric tramway commenced operations. Within a year, all routes had been converted to electric traction, and by 1913 the cable trams were retired.

Until 1959, the network of lines continued to be developed, and in that year it reached its greatest extent. At that time, there were 27 tram lines in Lisbon, of which six operated as circle lines. The decline of the network began with the construction of the Metro and the expansion of the bus system.

Portugal - Sé de Lisboa, or Igreja de Santa Maria Maior

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 08:01:51 +0000

Jaap van 't Veen has posted:

The Sé de Lisboa (officially Igreja de Santa Maria Maior is Lisbon’s cathedral and the oldest church in the city. The Sé was built in the year of 1147, after Dom Afonso Henriques - the first king of Portugal - reconquered Lisbon from the Moors. It was located on the main mosque of Lisbon. This first building was completed between 1147 and the first decades of the 13th century in Late Romanesque style.

Earthquakes have always been a problem for Lisbon and its cathedral. During the 14th and 16th centuries there were several of them, but the worst of all was the 1755 earthquake, which destroyed the Gothic main chapel along with the royal pantheon. The cloisters and many chapels were also ruined and the fire that followed. The cathedral was partially rebuilt and - in the beginning of the 20th century - was given the appearance that it has today after a profound renovation. The neoclassical decoration from outside and inside of the cathedral was removed to give the cathedral a more "mediaeval" appearance.

The name Sé derives from Sedes Episcopalis, which simply means “bishop’s seat”.

Nowadays this impressive and iconic religious building with its massive solid walls and two imposing clock towers is one of the most significant touristy sights of Lisbon. During our visit there were renovations of the ancient cloisters, so we couldn’t visit. PiP4 was taken from our apartment, which was located just next to the Sé.

Lisbon 2018 – Trams in the Escolas Gerais

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 22:07:48 +0000

Michiel 2005 has posted:

Perhaps the most famous tram street in Lisbon, where the street is about one tram wide. Traffic lights control the trams going in both directions.

Lisbon 2018 – Trams in the Escolas Gerais

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 22:07:32 +0000

Michiel 2005 has posted:

Perhaps the most famous tram street in Lisbon, where the street is about one tram wide. Traffic lights control the trams going in both directions.

Lisbon 2018 – Trams in the Escolas Gerais

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 22:07:10 +0000

Michiel 2005 has posted:

Perhaps the most famous tram street in Lisbon, where the street is about one tram wide. Traffic lights control the trams going in both directions.

Lisbon 2018 – Trams in the Escolas Gerais

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 22:06:59 +0000

Michiel 2005 has posted:

Perhaps the most famous tram street in Lisbon, where the street is about one tram wide. Traffic lights control the trams going in both directions.

Lisbon 2018 – Trams in the Escolas Gerais

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 22:06:48 +0000

Michiel 2005 has posted:

Perhaps the most famous tram street in Lisbon, where the street is about one tram wide. Traffic lights control the trams going in both directions.

Lisbon 2018 – Eléctrico 579 climbing the Travessa São Tomé

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 10:27:19 +0000

Michiel 2005 has posted:

1ère visite de Lisbonne. Tram pittoresque aux pieds de la cathédrale Sé de Lisboa (fin du 12ème siècle)

nobody@ipernity.com (Eric Desjours) — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:09:41 +0000

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1ª visita a Lisboa.
Pitoresco elétrico ao pé da Sé de Lisboa (finais do século XII) !

Les premiers tramways ont fonctionné à Lisbonne à partir de 1873 tirés par des chevaux.
Les tramways électriques nommés elétricos sont entrés en service en août 1901.
Chose rare en Europe, l'essentiel du service est assuré par du matériel historique restauré. On peut reconnaître ces véhicules à leur couleur jaune. Ces petits véhicules à deux essieux sont les seuls qui peuvent circuler dans les rues étroites et (très) pentues des quartiers anciens.
Ceci en fait l'un des multiples charmes de la capitale lusitanienne.