São Paulo (Lisbon)

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Template: Infobox city in Portugal / Maintenance / Web page is blank São Paulo is a neighborhood and a former Portuguese parish ( freguesia ) in the 1st Bairro the capital Lisbon. The 0.41 km ² large district characterize mainly the Cais do Sodré railway station and its surroundings, as well as the steep streets and alleys to the north. The name of São Paulo, the Portuguese version of the name of the Apostle Paul, comes from the same church, which is located at the Praça de São Paulo in the community.

2013 went in the course of administrative reform of the municipalities of São Paulo, Encarnação, Santa Catarina and Mercês the new township Misericordia forth.

Coat of arms

A coat of arms was given the parish of São Paulo in October 1997.

" Escudo de ouro, com to chafariz de azul; chefe em dois remos de negro passados ​​em aspa e, brocante, uma espada abatida de vermelho; em ponta, três burelas ondeadas de azul e prata, tendo brocante to peixe de vermelho. Coroa de mural de prata três torres. Listel branco, a com legenda em a negro maiúsculas: 'S. PAULO - LISBOA ' ".

" A golden crest with a blue fountain; above two black rowing in the torture cross, in the middle of the two rowing a sloping, red sword; below three blue and silver waves with a red fish. A silver colored mural crown with three towers. A banner with black capital letters, p PAULO - LISBOA ' ".

São Paulo has its own coat of arms. The red sword stands for the St. Paul, named after the freguesia. The fountain represents the selfsame on the Praça de São Paulo, which is also included in the community. The oars, the waves and the red fish give an indication of the formerly common occupation in the community, the fishing on the adjacent Tagus.

The flag of São Paulo shows the coat of arms on a blue background.

Attractions and other facilities

In the Freguesia São Paulo is among other things the Igreja do Corpo Santo and one of the oldest palaces of the Portuguese capital, the Palácio Valada - Azambuja, sometimes Palácio dos Condes de Azambuja. This given by the Count of Azambuja in order palace was built in the 16th century, also rebuilt after the devastating earthquake of 1755. Especially in the 19th century, the building suffered many changes since 1925 housed the palace of the editors of the newspaper A Lucta. Today, one of Lisbon libraries is in the building at the Largo do Calhariz.

Right on the main axis of the Freguesia to the west, on Avenida 24 de Julho, the Mercado da Ribeira is located ( " bank market " ) with one of about 10,000 m². The first building of the Market Hall dates back to 1882. On 7 June 1893, the east side of the building was heavily damaged by fire. To date, has seen many renovations and extensions. Since 2001, the market no longer serves as a major market, but as the market for daily needs of food of all kinds The first floor offers space for cultural events. In the Mercado da Ribeira, for example, is regularly one of the biggest book markets in Lisbon space.

In São Paulo, it is also one of the three Lisbon funiculars, the Elevador da Bica or Ascensor da Bica. Designed by Raul Mesnier and was opened in 1892 funicular overcomes between Largo do Calhariz and Rua de São Paulo over a distance of 260 meters, a height of 45 meters ( 19.1 percent slope ). The Elevador heard, as well as the Elevador da Glória and the Elevador da Lavra, to the tourist attractions of Lisbon.

Traffic

The most important transport hub of the western inner city is located in the freguesia of São Paulo at Praça Duque da Terceira, the Cais do Sodré railway station. From there, not only the CP- suburban trains on the Linha de Cascais to the fashionable suburbs of Cascais and Estoril, but also the Linha Verde Metro in the direction of Campo Grande and Telheiras. Also, is situated directly on the banks of the Tagus and a few meters from the train station, the terminal dos barcos, the ferry terminal, with many ferry connections to the Margem Sul do Tejo, for example Cacilhas, Montijo and Seixal. In addition, the station also affects the main axis of the Lisbon tramway between Praça da Figueira about Belém to Algés. In addition, the station is an important start and end point for numerous bus lines of the Carris, including the airport and Oriente.

Major roads in the Freguesia are mainly the East-West axis of Avenida 24 de Julho, the Alcântara and Belém joins the inner city, and the Rua do Alecrim connecting the Cais do Sodré with the Praça Luís de Camões. The place is the "gateway " to the famous nightlife district of Bairro Alto.