Dom João rules! - a photo on Flickriver

Dom João rules!

            A lot of buildings in the historic center were in disrepair in 2013. Beautiful azulejo (tiles)  falling off, weeds  growing on roofs. Now I see on Googlemaps that this row of houses has been restored.

"Praça da Figueira (the Figueira square) is part of the Lisbon Baixa, the area of the city reurbanised after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.

In 1971 a bronze equestrian statue representing King John I, or Dom João I (1357–1433), by sculptor Leopoldo  de Almeida, was inaugurated in the square. The monument also carries medallions with the  effigies of Nuno Álvares Pereira and João das Regras, two key characters in the 1385 Revolution  that brought John I to power.

In 1999/2000, during the last renovation of the square, the statue was relocated from the middle  to a corner of the square, in order to make it visible from the Praça do Comércio.
The original  renovation project also called for the buildings to be completely covered with ceramic tiles  (azulejos) by Daciano Costa, which has not been done.

The Praça da Figueira has a very uniform profile, with four-storey buildings dating from the rebuilding of the Baixa Pombalina. The buildings are occupied by hotels, cafés, and several shops. It is also an important traffic hub, with bus, tram and metro stops."

Baixa district, Lisbon. 2013

Taken in: Portugal / Lisbon / São Nicolau / Baixa (show map)

Taken on: April 21, 2013

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Camera: Sony NEX-5, f/11.0, 1/250 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony NEX-5
Lens:	E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9.2.1 (Windows)
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