Baixa-Chiado Subway Station
- Original Authors:
- Álvaro Siza
- (1998)
About the Place
This station, which connects Rua do Crucifixo and Largo do Chiado, is the deepest in the entire Metro network, some 45 meters below the surface. By connecting the blue and green lines, the Metro has strengthened its role as a structuring means of transport in urban life. Its architecture focuses on a single theme, which is responsible for the spatial design: the monumental vaulted openings covered with white tiles. The plastic intervention is by Ângelo de Sousa, who limits his participation to the two accesses to the street, respecting the principles of simplicity and limitation of means defined by Álvaro Siza. It is made in a language close to Islamic art, in which loose signs and inscriptions are developed linearly through sumptuous gold that contrasts with the white tiled surface. The station is inextricably linked to the multiple daily movements of Lisbon’s inhabitants.
Location & How to get there
Address
Rua do Crucifixo / Largo do Chiado
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Public Transportation
Bus: 12E, 28E, 709, 711, 728, 732, 735, 760, 774
Subway: Baixa-Chiado
General Info
Typology
Infra-estruturas
Accessibility
Partial
Photos
Photography allowed
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