Lisbon District
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Santa Maria Maior

Rua Augusta Arch

The Rua Augusta Arch is a stone, memorial arch-like, historical building and visitor attraction in , , on the . It was built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake.
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  • Email: info@atlx.pt
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: triumphal arch
  • Roof shape: flat
  • Inscription: “VIRTVTIBVS MAIORVM VT SIT OMNIBVS DOCVMENTO”
Photo: Naval S, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Justa Lift and Castle of São Jorge.

Photo: Maria Eklind, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , also called Carmo Lift, is an elevator, or lift, in the civil parish of , in the historic center of , Portugal. is situated 470 metres northwest of Rua Augusta Arch.

Photo: Robert Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
São Jorge Castle, sometimes known in English as Saint George's Castle, is a historic castle in the capital of , located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior. is situated 670 metres northeast of Rua Augusta Arch.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 150 metres north of Rua Augusta Arch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madalena and Baixa.

Village
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is a former civil parish in the city and municipality of , Portugal. It has a total area of 0.11 km2 and total population of 380 inhabitants; density: 3,423 inhabitants/km2.

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is a district in , . The has many squares and monuments, offering numerous photo opportunities. The area suffered devastating destruction in the Great Earthquake on All Saints' Day, 1 November 1755.

Neighborhood
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The is a neighborhood in the historic center of , the capital of . is an important cultural and commercial district, known for its luxury shopping, historic landmarks, and its numerous theatres and museums.

Rua Augusta Arch

Latitude
38.70844° or 38° 42′ 30″ north
Longitude
-9.13682° or 9° 8′ 13″ west
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Inception
1875
Height
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
8CCGPV57+97
Open­Street­Map ID
way 41683195
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Geo­Names ID
11820893
Wiki­data ID
Q637590
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Rua Augusta Arch” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Rua Augustako Garaipen Arkua”
  • Chinese: “奥古斯塔街”
  • Chinese: “奧古斯塔街凱旋門”
  • Czech: “Vítězný oblouk”
  • Dutch: “Arco da Rua Augusta”
  • French: “arc de triomphe de la rue Augusta”
  • French: “Arc de triomphe de la rue Augusta”
  • Georgian: “რუა-აუგუსტას თაღი”
  • German: “Arco da Rua Augusta”
  • Italian: “Arco da Rua Augusta”
  • Italian: “Arco di Via Augusta”
  • Italian: “Arco do Triunfo do Terreiro do Paço”
  • Japanese: “アウグスタ通り”
  • Korean: “아우구스타 거리의 아치”
  • Lithuanian: “Auguštos gatvės arka”
  • Polish: “Arco da Rua Augusta”
  • Portuguese: “Arco da rua augusta”
  • Portuguese: “Arco da Rua Augusta”
  • Russian: “Триумфальная арка на руа Аугушта”
  • Slovak: “Arco do Triunfo da Rua Augusta”
  • Spanish: “Arco de la Rua Augusta”
  • Swedish: “Arco da Rua Augusta”
  • Turkish: “Rua Augusta Takı”

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