1988 – In the R. da Vitória in Lisbon, Portugal, people watch in shock the work of the Lisbon Fire Department after a building in the R. do Crucifixo has burned down almost completely. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Our 1988 trip to Portugal also brought us to Lisbon where we spent a couple of days on our long way back from the Algarve coast to Kiel in Germany. After six weeks at the beautiful villages and beaches in the south, we were now excited to five into a real city again. Our guidebook highlighted the beauty of the city and its center.
But when we approached Lisbon, we had already heard the news that a huge fire had been raging in the city center, which not only had already destroyed countless historic buildings but (as a side effect) also affected the visitor experience significantly. We decided to stick to our plans and discover Lisbon. It turned out that the Portuguese fire brigades had managed to get the fire under control, and we could stay as intended.
My photo shows the R. da Vitória in the city center. People were stopped by the fire brigades and gaze in shock at a large building (in the R. do Crucifixo) that has burned down almost completely. You could even see the sky through the former windows.
By the way, from the Castelo de São Jorge we could see the terrible damage caused by the fire:
Twelve years later we had a completely different experience, by the way.
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 1988 |
| Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Negative Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4528 x 6706 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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