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Carlos Moedas ( PSD) took office as the 78th and current Mayor of Lisbon on 18 October 2021, following the 2021 local elections. Top 100 City Destinations: 2019 Edition | Euromonitor". Euromonitor International . Retrieved 24 August 2023. Central in the area is the Gare do Oriente (Orient railway station), one of the main transport hubs of Lisbon for trains, buses, taxis, and the metro. Its glass and steel columns are inspired by Gothic architecture, lending the whole structure a visual fascination (especially in sunlight or when illuminated at night). It was designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava from Valencia, Spain. The Parque das Nações is across the street. The coat of arms of Lisbon is the official symbol of the municipality of Lisbon. Dating to the 12th century, it is one of the oldest heraldic symbols of any city in Portugal. Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world [6] and the second-oldest European capital city (after Athens), predating other modern European capitals by centuries. [7] Established by pre-Celtic tribes before and later Phoenicians, Julius Caesar made it a municipium called Felicitas Julia, [8] adding the term to the name Olissipo. After the fall of the Roman Empire it was ruled by a series of Germanic tribes from the 5th century, most notably the Visigoths. Later it was captured by the Moors in the 8th century. In 1147 Afonso Henriques conquered the city and in 1255 became Portugal's capital, replacing Coimbra. [9] It has since been the political, economic and cultural centre of the country.
Grande Lisboa. Menos católica e religiosa, mas crente e tolerante". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese) . Retrieved 23 August 2023.Bicicletas Gira gratuitas para todos os residentes de Lisboa a partir desta segunda-feira". Expresso (in Portuguese). 5 June 2023 . Retrieved 24 August 2023.
The highest, tallest, longest and oldest bridges in the world". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018 . Retrieved 30 January 2018.
In May 2018, the city hosted the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, after the victory of Salvador Sobral with the song " Amar pelos dois" in Kyiv on 13 May 2017. Raposo, Frederico (7 August 2021). "Menos lares, mais alojamento local: como o centro histórico de Lisboa perdeu 8 mil habitantes em dez anos". Mensagem de Lisboa (in European Portuguese) . Retrieved 23 August 2023.
Inventory of World Cities". Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group and Network. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013 . Retrieved 1 December 2007. Unofficial, even fancyful, rendition should not be overwrittent, as it may be in use as an example of that. See COM:OVERWRITE: Reverted to version as of 18:25, 11 July 2022 (UTC) It is the headquarters and hub for TAP Portugal as well as a hub for EasyJet, Azores Airlines, Ryanair, EuroAtlantic Airways, White Airways, and Hi Fly. Having served 28.4 million passengers in 2022, it is by far the busiest airport in Portugal, the fourth busiest in the Iberian Peninsula and the 14th busiest in Europe. [144] [145] Vivem 118.947 estrangeiros em Lisboa. Eis as principais nacionalidades". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 28 February 2023 . Retrieved 23 August 2023.Transtejo e Soflusa". Transtejo.pt. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009 . Retrieved 8 July 2009. Lisbon has two UEFA category four stadiums; Benfica's Estádio da Luz ( Stadium of Light), with a capacity of over 65,000 and Sporting's Estádio José Alvalade, with a capacity of over 50,000. The Estádio da Luz held both the 2014 and 2020 UEFA Champions League Final. There is also Belenenses' Estádio do Restelo, with a capacity of over 30,000. The Estádio Nacional, in nearby Oeiras, has a capacity of 37,000 and was used exclusively for Portuguese international football matches and cup finals until the construction of larger stadia in the city. It held the 1967 European Cup Final. Parque das Nações (Park of Nations) is the newest district in Lisbon; it emerged from an urban renewal program to host the 1998 World Exhibition of Lisbon, also known as Expo'98. The area suffered massive changes giving Parque das Nações a futuristic look. A long-lasting legacy of the same, the area has become another commercial and higher-end residential area for the city.
The city occupies an area of 100.05km 2 (39sqmi), and its city boundaries, unlike those of most major cities, coincide with those of the municipality. [63] The rest of the urbanised area of the Lisbon urban area, known generically as Greater Lisbon ( Portuguese: Grande Lisboa) includes several administratively defined cities and municipalities, in the north bank of the Tagus River. The larger Lisbon metropolitan area includes the Setúbal Peninsula to the south. Lx., abreviatura de Lisboa - Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa". ciberduvidas.iscte-iul.pt. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019 . Retrieved 7 April 2020. The great circles represent the ecliptic (wider oblique arc), the equator, and two meridians. These last three are positioned so that the intersections between each two arcs make a right angle; one meridian lies on the flag's plane while the other is perpendicular to it. Politics [ edit ] Lisbon City Hall, the seat of Lisbon's municipal government Composition of Lisbon city council (2021–2025):The Palace of Ajuda was built as a residence for the King of Portugal following the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake. Queen Maria II National Theatre was built in 1842.
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