Current Milestones and Narratives of a Pombaline Lisbon

ABSTRACT

The paper presents a brief critical-reflective journey through the central region of Lisbon, a city that builds, preserves, and cultivates a heritage perceived as Pombaline. The author draws attention to the conformation of milestones, narratives, and uses of aspects of a past connected to the Marquis of Pombal. The article focuses on the Lisboa Story Centre, the attempts to make Lisboa Pombalina an UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Praça do Comércio; a space linked to the most widespread discourse about the reconstruction of the capital after the 1755 earthquake - a long-lasting discourse that refers, in essence, to the ideas and justifications elaborated and disseminated by the Marquis and his collaborators.

Keywords:
Heritage city; Document/monument; Uses of the past