Explore the historic neighborhoods and World Heritage sites of Lisbon, one of the oldest cities in Europe
Time-lapse video of Lisbon and Sesimbra, Portugal.
© Kirill Neiezhmakov; www.youtube.com/user/nk87design (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzLearn about the journey around Cape Horn, once among the most challenging sea routes in the world.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Media Editor: Lauren Sims
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Media Editor: Lee Goldstein
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail The Berardo Collection, Lisbon (via Walters Museum)Overview of Portugal's colonial history.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail Auckland Museum; Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.Learn about the 1919 Treaty of Versailles and its aftereffects.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzOverview of Lisbon.
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© Behind the News (A Britannica Publishing Partner)An overview of the 1915–16 Gallipoli Campaign of World War I, with a focus on ANZAC troops.
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