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LisbonPortugal (Europe)
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Examples of interesting station design:
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 Lisbon
Works of contemporary art have been
included in all metro stations [metrolisboa.pt 1]. Often are Portuguese tiles involved in
some way [metrolisboa.pt 2].
Photo [David Pirman, nycsubway.org]: Platform level of Olaias station, which has been designed by the architect Tomás Taveira and a group of artists. |
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Some stations in Lisbon are dedicated to themes. Parque station symbolizes the achievements of the Portuguese discoverers [inscrire.com].
Photo [unknown origin]: Parque station from 1994 on the Blue Line. |
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Cabo Ruivo station in Lisbon looks like a space station with its skeleton-like arches. The wall decoration, in contrast, resembles caveman paintings.
Photo [unknown origin]: The walls above the platform of Cabo Ruivo station on the Red Line. |
Try the following tour, recommended by residents or metro enthusiasts:
Get the free leaflets about station art of each metro line or visit the excellent metro bookshop at Metrotropolitano de Lisboa's headquarters (Avenida Barbosa du Bocage n°5 at Campo Pequeno station) and pick up a copy of "Public Art in Lisbon Underground" for about 15 euros.
Atlantic Ocean: Take Lisboa-Estoril-Cascais line to beaches at Parede, Carcavelos and Santo Amaro (Oeiras).
Typefaces designed exclusively for this metro:
Buzzing before the doors close. On the train: "Ding-dong...Proxima estacao: [station name]".
Videos of other metros
| metrolisboa.pt | Art in the metro. | metrolisboa.pt | Official website | Pereira, João Castel Branco | Public Art in Lisbon Underground. Metropolitano de Lisboa, 2000. |
Generated Links for Lisbon Metro
Line history (cityrailtransit.com)
Photos (images.google.com)
Maps (images.google.com)
Wikipedia entry (wikipedia.org)
Urbanrail.net entry (urbanrail.net)
City information about Lisbon (wikipedia.org)
This page: http://mic-ro.com/metro/metrocity.html?city=Lisbon
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