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Lisbon (Lisboa) - Portugal

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August 21st 2008
We had been told with great relish by an Oportan that Lisbon had been totally destroyed by an earthquake in 1755. Would an Aucklander be so happy if Wellington dissolves into the harbour in the next few years? Earthquakes are opportunities for architects and much of the city was rebuilt in the French style, including wide boulevards which conveniently make it difficult for the revolting to revolt ... read more

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more