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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



U. S. Navy Official Photograph 



BEACH PATROI, OP AMERICAN SAIEORS IN FRONT OP THE STATUE OP KING JOSE 



The equestrian statue gives to this famous square the name of "Black Horse Square." 

 The triumphal arch in the background leads from the Praga do Commercio to the Cidade Baixa. 

 These sailors were on patrol in Lisbon when the world-renowned NC-4 reached that city after 

 her flight across the Atlantic. 



thereon, this would be the shopping sec- 

 tion de luxe of Lisbon. 



POMBAL'S SCHEME MODIFIED IN RECENT 

 YEARS 



Until about 1890 Pombars plan was ad- 

 hered to, but since that date the adoption 

 and extension of electric car lines has 

 made other parts of the growing city re- 

 gional trading centers, and fine shops are 

 scattered here and there along the ave- 

 nues and in less congested sections. 



The best examples of Pombaline con- 

 struction designed to resist earthquake 

 shocks lie in this section of the Cidade. 



The business buildings which house the 

 banks, jewelry stores, trading shops of 

 all kinds, and offices are built of light 

 materials, with walls covered with ceramic 

 tile. Base stories are frequently con- 

 structed of stone, but one sees four- and 

 six-story buildings lighter than the aver- 

 age two-story loft building in America. 



The tile covering is generally in small 

 sections, six to eight inches square, and 

 highly colored in most instances — blues, 

 greens, yellows, and browns. 



The use of tile wall space is a universal 

 complaint with Portuguese architects, but 

 it is a matter of law in Lisbon — light 



