The Architect · Mariana · Lisbon
A Baixa Pombalina
The world's first earthquake-proof city plan. Every uniform façade here is a piece of Enlightenment engineering.
The downtown grid rebuilt after 1755 — Europe's first large-scale anti-seismic planning, laid out in uniform blocks and streets.
— Mariana, The Architect
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