One of the most stunning modern sights in Lisbon is Oriente Station. It was built by master architect Santiago Calatrava. It houses a railway station, a metro, and a bus terminal. The station will soon be expanded to become the main terminal of the high speed train service planned for Lisbon, and as the city's first stop for the train arriving from the future Lisbon Airport to be built across the river...
...taken at the Gare do Oriente...
Lisbon, Portugal...
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Life can sometimes be like riding the waves in a sail boat – occasionally you get to steer and choose your course, sometimes balance, sometimes ripples. Temporary situations; moments of turbulence and times of stillness. Occasionally you need to cast out the anchor and wait, other times you need to pull up the anchor and drift, not always knowing the destination. Occasionally the tide takes you or the wind blows and you have to go with the flow. Now and then the wind calms and you can gently float, reassess and contemplate. What good is a compass when the wind blows you strongly in another direction? The compass reflects having patience to get back on course or if necessary adjust your journey. With balance and poise, when the time is right, you will have a chance to shine...
...taken at the Praça de D. Pedro IV, known as the Rossio Square...
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The Enchanted Maiden is a Portuguese fairy tale collected by Consiglieri Pedroso in Portuguese Folk-Tales...
...taken at the little chapel in Palácio da Pena...
Sintra, Portugal...
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Belem Tower was built in 1514 under the supervision of the architect Francisco de Arruda during the reign of King Manuel I; it was an integral part of the sea defences devised by his predecessor, King Joao II. By 1520, it was complete, and ever since then it has remained for posterity as one of the world's most beautiful examples of military architecture. Its harmonious and distinctive shape is sharply outlined against the sky and the water of the River Tagus. It was, however, seen differently by those living at the time of its construction, for which the tower was a formidable and fearsome defensive fortress at the entrance to the river estuary, which was the function that it’s founder King Manuel I had intended for it...
...taken by the Torre de Belém...
Lisbon, Portugal...
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Constructed for the 1998 Expo in Lisbon,Portugal, Oriente Station is one of Europe’s most comprehensive transport nodes, incorporating high-speed inter-city trains, rapid regional transport, tram and bus network. The project’s most distinctive feature, and symbol of the city’s renewal, is a 78 x 238-meter steel and glass canopy covering eight elevated tracks and platforms. The bus station, metro station, car park, and commercial gallery are located below the tracks. The station, which links two previously unconnected city neighborhoods, has been a catalyst for the regeneration of the area...
...taken at the Gare do Oriente...
Lisbon, Portugal...
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