A stone's throw from the Torre de Belém in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, you'll pass this historic harbour crane.
Discover the beauty and history of abandoned industrial sites across Portugal.
A stone's throw from the Torre de Belém in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, you'll pass this historic harbour crane.
To host the 1998 World Expo, the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, spared no expense. An abandoned industrial site was bulldozed to create a new city district with expo pavilions.
During the twentieth century, the Tejo thermoelectric power plant was essential for developing the Portuguese capital, Lisbon. It supplied electricity to the electric tram, street lighting and factories in and around Lisbon.
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