The Roman Galleries of Lisbon
The Roman Galleries of Lisbon The Roman Galleries of Lisbon are one of the traces of the Roman presence in the city. Discovered in 1771, the galleries consist of a complex of underground corridors and water deposits built in the 1st century AD by the Romans. They were used to transport and store water in the city. Currently, Lisbon's Roman Galleries can be visited by appointment and offer visitors the opportunity to learn a little more about the city's Roman history. Discovered underground in downtown Lisbon in 1771, following the 1755 Earthquake, this Roman structure corresponds to a cryptoporticus, an architectural solution that created, in a sloped area with little geological instability, a horizontal platform to support the construction of large buildings. size, normally public. The presence of an inscription dedicated to Aesculapius, the god of Medicine (currently in the National Archeology Museum), confirms the public nature of the building to which the inscription be...