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Cinema Império, Lisbon
This former cinema features strong, vertical lines Cinema Império – the Empire Cinema, a former cinema in Lisbon, is located at the intersection of Alameda Dom Afonso Henriques and Avenida Almirante Reis 35, Lisbon, Portugal. The Cinema Imperio was constructed between 1947 and 1952. It was designed by Cassiano Branco, one of Portugal’s great modernist…
Houses in Loulé, Portugal
The one on the right has a stepped zig-zag motif on its parapet These Art Deco houses are located in Loulé, a town in the interior of Portugal’s southern Algarve region. All of them are single-storey bungalows, and it is their unique parapets which make them attractive. A collection of vertical rectangles adorns this one
Clube dos Democráticos, Rio de Janeiro
The ‘Clube dos Democráticos’, is located on the Rua Riachuelo in the Lapa district of Rio de Janeiro. Originally a Carnival Society, the ‘Clube dos Democráticos’ was founded in 1867. In more recent times it has ceased to be a parade club organizer and has devoted itself to other Carnival related activities such as putting…
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