Lisbon Steven Dutch University of Wisconsin – Green Bay.

Lisbon

Steven DutchUniversity of Wisconsin – Green Bay

A Really Useful Lisbon Resource

http://www.golisbon.com/

Portuguese is Not SpanishMy name is… Chamo-me

What is your name? Como se chama?

Do you speak English? Fala ingles?

Thank you Obrigado

Welcome Bem-vindo

How much is it? Quanto custa isto?

Please speak more slowly Por favor fale mais lentamente

Portuguese is Not Spanish

My hovercraft is full of eels (Portuguese)

O meu hovercraft está cheio de enguias

My hovercraft is full of eels (Spanish)

Mi aerodeslizador está lleno de anguilas

Police Policia

Help Ajuda, Socorro

Lisbon Region

Cabo da Roca

Lisbon

April 25 Bridge

Vasco da Gama Bridge

Belem Tower

Discoverers’Monument,

Belem

Jeronimos Monastery

Central Lisbon

St. George’s Castle

Church of St. Anthony

Cathedral

Casa dos Bicos

Comercio Square

Carmo Convent

Sao Roque

Oriente Station

Lisbon, November 1, 1755

Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquess de Pombal

Marquess de Pombal• “Bury the Dead and Feed the Living.”• Organized refugee camps and imposed martial

law• Conducted detailed surveys• Demolished old city and rebuilt on a grid plan• Designed earthquake resistant buildings– Flexible interior frame– Prefabricated– Firewalls

Pombal’s Prefab

Earthquake Refugee Camp

John Michell 1724-1793

• Wrote on Lisbon earthquake in 1760• Earthquakes due to “Subterranean Fires”

(Magma)• Identified source as under the sea• Described elastic waves• Proposed using travel time to locate source• Speculated that faults may be involved

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