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7 Elevador de
Santa Justa
Rua de Santa Justa & Largo do Carmo.
Map 7 B3. Tel 213 613 000. Open 7am–
10pm daily (May–Sep: to 11pm). &
Also known as the Elevador
do Carmo, this Neo-Gothic lift
was built at the turn of the 20th
century by the French architect
Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard, an
apprentice of Alexandre Gustave
Eiffel. Made of iron and embel-
lished with filigree, it is one of the
more eccentric features of the View of the Elevador de Santa Justa
Baixa. The ticket office is located
at the foot of the elevator. the nearby ruins of the Carmo pavements and lined with
Passengers can travel up and church. The fire that gutted the boutiques and open-air cafés,
down inside the tower in one of Chiado district (see p54) was Rua Augusta is the main tourist
two smart wood-panelled cabins extin guished close to the lift. thoroughfare and the smartest
with brass fittings; at the top of street in the Baixa. Performers
the elevator is a walkway, linking provide entertainment, while
it to the Largo do Carmo in the 8 Rua Augusta vendors sell lottery tickets,
Bairro Alto, 32 m (105 ft) above. Map 7 B4. @ 711, 714, 732, 736, 759 & street art, books and souvenirs.
The very top of the tower, many other routes. q Rossio. MUDE: The triumphal Arco da Rua
reached via an extremely tight Rua Augusta 24. Tel 218 886 117 or Augusta (see opposite) frames
spiral stairway, is given over to a 218 171 892. Open 10am–6pm Tue– the equestrian statue of José I
viewing gallery. This high vantage Sun. Closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec. ∑ mude.pt in Praça do Comércio. Designed
point commands splendid views by the architect Santos de
of Rossio, the Baixa, the castle A lively pedestrianized Carvalho to commemorate
on the opposite hill, the river and street decorated with mosaic the city’s recovery from the
earthquake (see pp24–5), the
There are spectacular views arch was completed only in
of the grid pattern of the Baixa 1873. The Museu do Design
from the platform. e da Moda (MUDE) has an
impressive collection of 20th-
century design and fashion
pieces from around the world.
The other main thoroughfares
of the Baixa are Rua da Prata
(silversmiths’ street) and Rua do
Ouro or Rua Aurea (goldsmiths’
The two cars street). Cutting across these
A walkway
links the lift that travel up main streets full of shops and
with Largo and down banks are smaller streets that
do Carmo. can hold 25 give glimpses up to the Bairro
people each.
Alto to the west and the Castelo
de São Jorge (see pp40–41) to
the east. Many of the streets
retain shops that gave them
their name: there are jewellers
in Rua da Prata and Rua do Ouro
Filigree motifs and banks in Rua do Comércio.
decorate the The most incongruous sight
wrought-
Rua do Carmo iron shaft. in the heart of the Baixa is a
small section of the Roman
baths, located within the
Banco Comercial Português in
Rua dos Correeiros. The ruins
and mosaics can be seen from
the street window at the rear
Steps down to Rua side of the bank; alternatively
de Santa Justa you can book ahead to visit
the “museum” on 211 131 681.

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