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The Biggest Mark to the History of Lisbon
Behind us, i can see these characteristic rows of arced seats that i associate with roman amphitheatres. And essentially on top it is the facade of the building, which was built here in the beginning of the nineteenth century. There's two layers, and they have these circular columns. Ayou see that someone has just picked up, yes, old roman, beautiful carved columns and gone, oh, that's a good i could use that as a brick. Exactly. Why bother to go look far away when you can find exactly what you need right in front of you? Since the romans built this theatre, each subsequent civilization or generation has left their mark. But the
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