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Teatro D. Fernando (Porto)
The ''Teatro D. Fernando'' was a theatre in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon between 1849 and 1860. Background Following the dissolution of the monasteries in Portugal after the Liberal Wars (1828-1834), steps were taken to re-use the churches, convents and monasteries that were vacated, given the limited resources to construct new buildings from scratch. The building that became the ''Teatro D. Fernando'' was the Church of Santa Justa, situated in the Santa Justa (Lisbon), Santa Justa area of Lisbon, close to where the Santa Justa Lift is now, in what is known as the ''Lisbon Baixa, Baixa Pombalina'', an area redeveloped after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. The church was initially used as a barracks of the 7th Battalion of the Lisbon National Guard, although by August 1838 it was unoccupied again. At that time, Émile Doux (1798–1876), the French actor, director, playwright and impresario who worked in Portugal and was the director of another Lisbon theatre, the ''Teatro da Rua do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Justa (Lisbon)
Santa Justa () (English language, English: ''Justa and Rufina, Saint Justa'') is a former civil parish (''freguesia'') in the city and Municipalities of Portugal, municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It has a population of 700 inhabitants and a total area of 0.24 km². At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it became part of the parish Santa Maria Maior (Lisbon), Santa Maria Maior. ''Diário da República'', 1.ª Série, n.º 216. Accessed 25/11/2012. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |