This was so fun. I cannot wait to see where it grows in the two years leading up to the 250 celebration. The video mapping finally projected onto the historic buildings on Republica was a stunning modern homage to the past. Bravo to VRSA!
Oh what fun! And right on your doorstep. Love the way you took the time to unpack the history and lay it out all so clearly. You must be making great friends in your village. Wonderful to see a foreign culture so well assimilated into PT.
Just a little help, and I hope it is well-taken, Marquês is spelled with an S, not a Z (which is Spanish). (Unless.....it's an ancient spelling that has since morphed, but this I can't say.) The Marquês de Pombal spelled Pombal thusly, and therefore the architecture he promoted was Pombaline (EN)/Pombalina (PT).
Your writing is phenomenal and so fun! And educational. Thanks Nanc.
thanks!
Best posting ever. Very enjoyable.
This was so fun. I cannot wait to see where it grows in the two years leading up to the 250 celebration. The video mapping finally projected onto the historic buildings on Republica was a stunning modern homage to the past. Bravo to VRSA!
Oh what fun! And right on your doorstep. Love the way you took the time to unpack the history and lay it out all so clearly. You must be making great friends in your village. Wonderful to see a foreign culture so well assimilated into PT.
Thank you
Just a little help, and I hope it is well-taken, Marquês is spelled with an S, not a Z (which is Spanish). (Unless.....it's an ancient spelling that has since morphed, but this I can't say.) The Marquês de Pombal spelled Pombal thusly, and therefore the architecture he promoted was Pombaline (EN)/Pombalina (PT).
Thank you! I could have looked bed here for the rest of my life and not known the whole story!😎
Your second footnote is priceless!!! Thanks for the history lesson.
Fascinating story - it must have been fun seeing VRSA turned into an historical playground.
I really enjoyed this post. I knew a bit about the Marquêz de Pombal and the king, but now I know a lot more. Thanks, Nancy!
Very interesting story. Thanks for sharing it.