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PROJECT THEME: Intervening in a Monumental City:’ Rediscovery the River’
Abstract (214 words)
This work aims to the analysis of the concept of monumental area inserted in the city, between
Belém and Ajuda, its connection to the Tejo river and its contexture towards the city of Lisbon. We
seek for the development and understanding of the role of the whole historic and patrimonial values
in the spatial and temporal evolution of the city and the concept of monumentality and other
concepts connected to this, using a bibliographic reading and the resource of examples of cities with
monumental characteristics.
The information and features related to the concept of “cities with riverside front” and relations
between the “cities and the water” are approached and presented as a support to the urban design
of the proposal.
This is a proposal based on the concept of “rediscovery the river”, where we search to restore the
relation/proximity between the city/man/building/river, supported in the statement of the
monumental character of the area, based on its history and main characteristics.
This project centers itself on the development of the new National Carriage Museum, having two
main principles, the museum appearance and its urbanity look. A building with a preservation care,
valuable and with the propagation of a remarkable collection of art to the national and worldwide
level, established in a place with strong and important historical and monumental bonds.
keywords: monumentality, monumental area, monument, riverside front, cities with water, Belém -
Ajuda.
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