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Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral

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Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral Lisbon Cathedral
Phone:
+351 21 886 6752

Hours:
Sunday9am - 8pm
Monday9am - 7pm
Tuesday9am - 7pm
Wednesday9am - 7pm
Thursday9am - 7pm
Friday9am - 7pm
Saturday9am - 7pm


The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time. In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami, the earthquake almost totally destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas. Seismologists today estimate the Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude in the range 8.5–9.0 on the moment magnitude scale, with its epicentre in the Atlantic Ocean about 200 km west-southwest of Cape St. Vincent. Estimates place the death toll in Lisbon alone between 10,000 and 100,000 people, making it one of the deadliest earthquakes in history. The earthquake accentuated political tensions in the Kingdom of Portugal and profoundly disrupted the country's colonial ambitions. The event was widely discussed and dwelt upon by European Enlightenment philosophers, and inspired major developments in theodicy. As the first earthquake was studied scientifically for its effects over a large area, it led to the birth of modern seismology and earthquake engineering.
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