Older Lisbon buildings · side by side
Three structures behind the same listing words
"Edifício antigo", "tetos altos", "soalho original" can describe any of them.
Pombalineafter 1755 · plan of 1758
Gaioleirolate 1870s to about 1930
Placa1930s to 1960s
Ground floor
Stone walls, pillars, arches and vaults
Plain stone masonry
Masonry walls, concrete elements at the back
Structure above
Timber cage: frontais with diagonal braces
Masonry walls thinning with height, ~90 cm to ~50 cm
Concrete slabs on masonry walls
Floors
Timber, tied into the cage
Timber, on small bearings
Reinforced concrete
Height
4 storeys + attic, often raised later
4 or more storeys
3 to 4 storeys
Designed for earthquakes?
Yes, by the standards of 1758
Not in any effective way
No calculation for horizontal forces
Ask about
Removed frontais, opened shopfront, added storeys
Timber at the wall bearings, heavy façade elements
Concrete condition, later openings
Pombalineafter 1755 · plan of 1758
- Ground floor
- Stone walls, pillars, arches and vaults
- Structure above
- Timber cage: frontais with diagonal braces
- Floors
- Timber, tied into the cage
- Height
- 4 storeys + attic, often raised later
- Designed for earthquakes?
- Yes, by the standards of 1758
- Ask about
- Removed frontais, opened shopfront, added storeys
Gaioleirolate 1870s to about 1930
- Ground floor
- Plain stone masonry
- Structure above
- Masonry walls thinning with height, ~90 cm to ~50 cm
- Floors
- Timber, on small bearings
- Height
- 4 or more storeys
- Designed for earthquakes?
- Not in any effective way
- Ask about
- Timber at the wall bearings, heavy façade elements
Placa1930s to 1960s
- Ground floor
- Masonry walls, concrete elements at the back
- Structure above
- Concrete slabs on masonry walls
- Floors
- Reinforced concrete
- Height
- 3 to 4 storeys
- Designed for earthquakes?
- No calculation for horizontal forces
- Ask about
- Concrete condition, later openings