QUAKE Lisbon Earthquake Museum, Centro Do Terramoto De Lisboa, Belém, Lisbon, Portugal. In a large room in the museum a group of visitors sit on pews as a video projection of the inside the Church of São Nicolau on fire after the 1755 quake. During the simulation the floor will shake and video will display the fire and collapse of the church building. The 1,800 Square Meter Museum dedicated to the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 opened to the public in April 2022.

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QUAKE Lisbon Earthquake Museum, Centro Do Terramoto De Lisboa, Belém, Lisbon, Portugal. In a large room in the museum a group of visitors sit on pews as a video projection of the inside the Church of São Nicolau on fire after the 1755 quake. During the simulation the floor will shake and video will display the fire and collapse of the church building. The 1,800 Square Meter Museum dedicated to the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 opened to the public in April 2022. The museum received an award for Historic Experience – Outstanding Achievement in 2022 and was named Europe’s Best Tourist Experience in 2023. Lisbon was the fourth largest European city, the population at the time of the quake in 1775 was about 200,000 and conservative estimates put the death toll from the quake and Tsunami at 12,000 to 40,000. Of the 200 churches in and around Lisbon only 20 remained and only 15 percent of all homes remained intact.

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Size: 7000px × 4304px
Location: Rua Cais da Alfândega Velha, 39 Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Photo credit: © Chuck Nacke / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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