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Rossio metro station, Lisbon.
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Rossio metro station, Lisbon.
Rossio metro station, Lisbon.
Rossio metro station, Lisbon.
Rossio metro station, Lisbon.
The Rossio station opened to the public in 1963, included in the construction of the 2nd phase of the 1st echelon of the network, which took place between 1959 and 1963, in architectural and artistic terms followed the global guidelines applied to this enterprise, the person responsible for the architectural project was Arq. º Falcão e Cunha and the author of the tile coating was the painter Maria Keil.
In artistic terms, the production of the coating passed through the use of the “dry rope” technique. The ancient techniques of azulejo had fallen by the wayside, because during part of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries the Art of Azulejo had lost importance. It should be noted that, with this series of compositions for the stations of the Metropolitano, Maria Keil recovered many of these lost traditions, becoming the main driver of the resurgence of this Art. This season's lining is composed of a palette of blue and green tones that form the background where lines that form a base web are inscribed, achieved by increasing the insulating space of the “dry rope”. The web is sometimes interrupted by the inclusion of rosette motifs in groups of four tiles.
The network expansion plan in progress until 1999 includes the extension of the lines between Restauradores and Santa Apolónia and between Rossio and Cais do Sodré, eliminating the Rossio - Restauradores section, creating two independent lines with correspondence at the Baixa / Chiado double station. During the construction work of this station, archaeological finds of great interest for the city's cultural heritage were brought to light. Vestiges of the Roman city, the Moorish city and also of the buildings belonging to the Hospital of Todos-os-Santos, built by D. João II, which collapsed with the 1755 earthquake. This entire archaeological ensemble was duly studied by the Cultural Services of the Chamber Municipal of Lisbon, with the archaeological finds exposed in the Museum of the City. An important page in the History of Lisbon thus came to light thanks to the construction of the Metropolitano de Lisboa.
The refurbishment of the Rossio station was part of this project. The architectural project was designed by Arqº Leopoldo Rosa and the plastic intervention resulted from the joint work of the artists Artur Rosa and Helena Almeida.
The Reboleira station opened to the public on April 13, 2016. The architectural project of this station is written by Leopoldo Rosa. Regarding the architectural project, Leopoldo Rosa emphasizes the concept of bringing to the interior of the station the tonalities and materials of the surface. The adoption of clear colors, such as blue, relates to the sky, and soft beige, with sand, helping to create a sense of release and freshness in a space of this nature. Like other Metro stations, there was, once again, an intentional effort in the creation of original architectural pieces, specially designed for the place, in order to endow this Station with its own identity, while retaining the characteristics identify it as a platform for a means of transport. It improves, in this way, the predisposition for its more frequent use in an environment of visual and aesthetic comfort.
Reboleira metro station, Lisbon.
Santa Apolónia station opened to the public on December 19, 2007. Architect Leopoldo Rosa was responsible for the architectural project and the author of the tile panels was the artist José Santa Bárbara.
The plastic intervention has as its theme the "Tribute to the Railroad" and as a support for the tile.
There are two panels whose production was in charge of the Fábrica Viúva Lamego.
One honors the "Staff of the Way," while the other is dedicated to "Staff of the Traction."
The compositional trait was inspired by photographs of the time, in the middle of the century. XX, and engravings depicting the time the river "leaned" to the station.