Quake - Lisbon Earthquake Centre

Quake - Lisbon Earthquake Centre is a museum in Belém, Lisbon which is located on Rua do Cais da Alfândega Velha. Quake - Lisbon Earthquake Centre is situated nearby to the playground Parque Infantil do Largo do Marquês de Angeja, as well as near the library Biblioteca de Belém.

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Opening hours: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Museum
Address: Rua do Cais da Alfândega Velha 39, Lisboa, 1300-598

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Electricity Museum and Monastery of the Hieronymites.

Electricity Museum

Museum

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The Electricity Museum is a science and industrial heritage museum in Lisbon, Portugal. The Electricity Museum unfolds along the perimeter of the old thermoelectric plant – the Tejo Power Station, which illuminated the city of Lisbon for more than four decades. Electricity Museum is situated 220 metres southeast of Quake - Lisbon Earthquake Centre.

Monastery of the Hieronymites

Protected area

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The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal. Monastery of the Hieronymites is situated 1 km west of Quake - Lisbon Earthquake Centre.

Monument to the Discoveries

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The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries. Monument to the Discoveries is situated 1 km southwest of Quake - Lisbon Earthquake Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belém and Ajuda.

Belém

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Belém is a district in Lisbon, Portugal.

Ajuda

Village

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Ajuda is a freguesia and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Ajuda is located in western Lisbon, northeast of Belém and west of Alcântara. The population in 2011 was 15,617.