Baixa
Baixa is a district in Lisbon, Portugal. The Baixa has many squares and monuments, offering numerous photo opportunities. The area suffered devastating destruction in the Great Earthquake on All Saints' Day, 1 November 1755.Notable Places in the Area
Santa Justa Lift
Photo: Maria Eklind, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Santa Justa Lift, also called Carmo Lift, is an elevator, or lift, in the civil parish of Santa Justa, in the historic center of Lisbon, Portugal.
Lisbon Cathedral
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of Saint Mary Major, often called Lisbon Cathedral or simply the Sé, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Lisbon, Portugal.
Localities in the Area
Bairro Alto
Photo: Lucag, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bairro Alto is a district in Lisbon, Portugal. Beyond Bairro Alto itself, the district includes other neighbourhoods, notably Chiado and Príncipe Real.
Alfama
Photo: diego cue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alfama is the oldest neighborhood of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the São Jorge Castle and the Tagus river.
Baixa
- Type: Suburb with 12,800 residents
- Description: neighbourhood of Lisbon, Portugal
- Categories: bairro, cultural heritage, urban ensemble, locality and retail area
- Location: Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.7108° or 38° 42' 39" northLongitude
-9.13708° or 9° 8' 14" westPopulation
12,800Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open Location Code
8CCGPV67+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 394631209OpenStreetMap Feature
landuse=retailOpenStreetMap Feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
11886963Wikidata ID
Q804032Baixa Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Basque: Baixa de Lisboa
- Chinese: 庞巴尔下城
- Danish: Baixa Pombalina
- Dutch: Baixa Pombalina
- English: Baixa Pombalina
- English: Lisbon Baixa
- English: Pombaline Lisbon
- English: Pombaline Lower Town
- Finnish: Baixa
- Finnish: Baixa Pombalino
- French: Baixa
- French: Baixa (Lisbonne)
- French: Baixa pombalina
- Galician: Baixa de Lisboa
- German: Baixa von Lissabon
- German: Unterstadt
- Hungarian: Baixa
- Italian: Baixa
- Italian: Baixa Pombalina
- Japanese: バイシャ・ポンバリーナ
- Occitan (post 1500): Baixa
- Polish: Baixa
- Portuguese: Baixa Pombalina
- Portuguese: Baixa Pombalina de Lisboa
- Portuguese: Baixa de Lisboa
- Portuguese: Lisboa Pombalina
- Romanian: Baixa din Lisabona
- Russian: Байша (Лиссабон)
- Russian: Байша
- Russian: Байша Помбалина
- Slovenian: Lizbonska Baixa
- Spanish: Baixa Pombalina
- Spanish: Baixa Pombalina de Lisboa
- Spanish: Baixa de Lisboa
- Spanish: Baixa pombalina de lisboa
- Spanish: Baja de Lisboa
- Swedish: Baixa Pombalina
- Turkish: Baixa
- Turkish: Baixa Pombalina
- Turkish: Baixa pombalina
- Turkish: Pombaline
- Ukrainian: Байша (Лісабон)
Other Places Named Baixa
Localities in the Area
- Santa Maria MaiorSuburb
- ChiadoNeighbourhood
- São Cristóvão e São LourençoNeighbourhood
- MártiresNeighbourhood
- SacramentoNeighbourhood
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Baixa. Photo: Deensel, CC BY 2.0.