Vasco da Gama no Arco da Rua Augusta - Lisboa, Portugal - Vasco da Gama on Waymarking.com

[PT]
"Arco do Triunfo, Arco Triunfal, Arco do Triunfo da Rua Augusta também chamado de Arco da Vitória é um arco situado na parte Norte da Praça do Comércio, sobre a Rua Augusta, em Lisboa, Portugal.
A sua construção começou após o terramoto de 1755, mais concretamente em 1775, mas esta primeira versão (terá sido concluida?) viria a ser demolida em 1777 (após o inicio do reinado de D. Maria I e demissão do Marquês de Pombal). Em 1873 recomeça a edificação do arco segundo o projecto do arquitecto Veríssimo José da Costa que remonta a 1843/44, ficando as obras concluídas em 1875.

Na parte superior do arco podemos ver esculturas de Calmels, enquanto num plano inferior podemos ver esculturas de Vitor Bastos. As esculturas de Calmels representam a Glória, coroando o Génio e o Valor. As esculturas de Vitor Bastos representam Nuno Álvares Pereira, Viriato, Vasco da Gama e o Marquês de Pombal.
O texto inscrito no topo do arco remete-nos à grandiosidade portuguesa aquando dos descobrimentos e à descoberta de novos povos e culturas. VIRTVTIBVS MAIORVM VT SIT OMNIBVS DOCVMENTO.PPD “Às Virtudes dos Maiores, para que sirva a todos de ensinamento. Dedicado a expensas públicas”."

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[EN]
"The Arco de Triunfo in Praça do Comércio was projected in 1759 and its construction began in the beginning of the Pombalina urbanisation. Construction was stopped during some time and in 1843 a new project was opened to conclude the building. The architecture Veríssimo da Costa won this competition. The Arch at Rua Augusta is the only monument of its kind in Lisbon. On one side, it exhibits the royal arms and on the other side a large clock and it ends with the Glory group crowning the Genius and Valor at its feet which was sculptured by the Frenchman A. Calmels and his disciple Leandro Braga. After some controversy, some Natural History personalities were chosen to figure the Arch: Viriato, Vasco da Gama, Nuno Álvares Pereira and Marquês de Pombal, surrounded by the allegory of the rivers Tagus and Douro which was sculptured Vítor Bastos. The Arch was finally completed in 1873 and has the inscription "Virtutibus maiorum ut sit omnibus documento. P(ecunia). P(ublica). D(icatum)" To the virtues of the Greatest so that it serves as a lesson to all. Dedicated to various publics."


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