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The principal monumental gateway between the great riverside Praca do Comercio square and the historic central Baixa district of Lisbon, the Arco da Rua Augusta is one of the most distinctive single architectural landmarks of the post-1755 Pombaline reconstruction of the Portuguese capital. The arch carries the principal northern entrance to the great square from the central commercial Rua Augusta pedestrian street and was completed in 1873 after a substantial reconstruction period spanning over...