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There is always something to discover in Lisbon ...
Beside the most amazing view points over Lisbon, Graça
district had always workers characteristics and that’s why we can still find
places from the beginning of XX century, where workers and owners lived and
worked in the same area. Some of these places are full of memories which we can
feel through the heritage and when we talk with people who still live there.
And Vila Bertha is one of those places…
Going through Rua do Sol à Graça you will find Vila
Bertha which is a residential area from the beginning of XX century. It is charming
street and one of the few examples of industrial architecture of the time in
Lisbon which was built to house workers.
Called Vila Bertha was built by Joaquim Francisco
Tojal, architect and industrial, between 1902 and 1908 . Beautiful worker houses
with geometric and flowers tiles, remembering “Art Nouveau” among green wrought
iron balconies where flowers emerge in each window like little gardens.
A set
of forms and volumes that stand out for their graciousness , and marked an epoch
where small clusters of housing workers had an important role in social and
economic development of the neighborhood. The name Bertha comes from Francisco
Tojal’s daughter.
A Street full of charm hidden in the middle of Graça
neighborhood that is worth to discover...
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Villa Bertha's tiles |
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