Last time I entered a Portuguese post for one of Cee’s wonderful photography challenges it was daytime and we were in the least densely populated municipality in the whole of Portugal.
This enormous 19th century arch is a celebration of the rebuilding of Lisbon following the 1755 earthquake, with both the inscriptions and the sculptures honouring the courage and achievements of the Portuguese people. I’ve only recently learnt that you can go up it. And don’t fret about stairs as a lift takes you most of the way!
I am going to remain in Praça do Comércio for the final shots of my night explorations. These are both of the statue which can be found in the middle of Praça do Comércio, except we couldn’t actually see the statue that night, we could only enjoy its rather splendid plinth. It looked rather wonderful at night surrounded by black, although I must admit I prefer my daytime shot of the elephant on it. I am though intrigued as to why the equestrian statue of King José I wasn’t lit up. Were the bulbs out or is this normal? And if the latter, why?!