Rua Augusta Arch (monument)
The Arco da Rua Augusta turns Praça do Comércio into a kind of ceremonial doorway—built to commemorate Lisbon’s reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake. Work began in the 1870s, with a founding date given as 1873, and the structure is associated with a start date of 1875, before it ultimately took the form you see today. It rises as a heavy, stone arch-like monument, crowned by an allegorical group by the French sculptor Célestin Anatole Calmels: Glory rewarding Valor and Genius. At the top, Glory—measuring about 7.0 metres and dressed in peplos—stands on a three-step throne holding two crowns. Valor is shown as an amazon holding the parazonium, with the dragon-patterned helmet tied to the House of Braganza. …
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