The litoral space ordination of Lisbon, 1860-1940

Authors

  • Ana Martins Barata

Keywords:

urban planning, urban improvements, waterfronts, Lisbon 19th-20th centuries

Abstract

During the last decades of the 19th century and the first ones of the 20th some significant changes were made in the coast line of Lisbon. At the same time several plans were presented with the purpose to contribute to the urban development and embellishment of the city but with no visible results. The construction of a new port and the desire to transform Lisbon into the “waterfront of Europe” were the aim to all these plans – public and from private initiative – which the inspiration for some urbanistic solutions was Paris under the transformations of Baron Haussmann.

Published

2011-01-19