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Santa Maria Maior

Santa Maria Maior is a freguesia of , the capital of . Located in the historic center of Lisbon, Santa Maria Maior is to the west of São Vicente, east of , and south of and Santo António.
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  • Type: Suburb with 10,100 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Lisbon
  • Also known as: “Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle of São Jorge and National Museum of Ancient Art.

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.

Museum
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The Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, also known in English as the , is a national art museum located in . With over 40,000 items spanning a vast collection of painting, sculpture, goldware, furniture, textiles, ceramics, and prints, MNAA is one of the most visited museums in Portugal.

Photo: Maria Eklind, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , also called Carmo Lift, is an elevator, or lift, in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, in the historic center of , Portugal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bairro Alto and Alfama.

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is a district in , . Beyond itself, the district includes other neighbourhoods, notably Chiado and Príncipe Real.

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The is the oldest neighborhood of , spreading on the slope between the and the Tagus river. The district includes the freguesias of São Miguel, Santo Estêvão, São Vicente de Fora and part of the two streets, "Freguesia da Sé: Rua do Barão" and "Rua São João da Praça".

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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.

Santa Maria Maior

Latitude
38.7122° or 38° 42′ 44″ north
Longitude
-9.1357° or 9° 8′ 9″ west
Population
10,100
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8CCGPV67+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9297574853
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
12573316
Wiki­data ID
Q10367953
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Santa Maria Maior” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սանտա Մարիա Մայոր”
  • Asturian: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Belarusian: “Санта-Марыя Маёр”
  • Catalan: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Cebuano: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Chinese: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Dutch: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • French: “Santa Maria Maior (Lisbonne)”
  • French: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Galician: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Georgian: “სანტა-მარია-მაიორი”
  • German: “Santa Maria Maior (Lissabon)”
  • German: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Italian: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Japanese: “リスボン”
  • Latin: “Sancta Maria Maior (Lisbonum)”
  • Latin: “Sancta Maria Maior”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Polish: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Santa Maria Maior”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Maria Maior (Lisboa)”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Russian: “Санта-Мария-Майор”
  • Slovenian: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Spanish: “Santa Maria Maior (Lisboa)”
  • Spanish: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Turkish: “Santa Maria Maior, Lizbon”
  • Turkish: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Ukrainian: “Санта-Марія Майор”
  • “Santa Maria Maior”

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