{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Lisbon Earthquake - Part 1: Stone, ritual, and the hidden fault lines beneath Lisbon","description":"Beneath the calm surface of Lisbon in seventeen fifty five, danger waited in silence. Towering churches and gold-lined streets disguised a city built on fragile ground. On the eve of disaster, the world moved as if nothing could ever change.\r\n\r\nLisbon was a city that seemed to promise permanence. Its hills climbed above the Tagus River, crowned with churches, convents, and grand houses, all arranged in narrow, twisting streets. Ships lined the docks, bringing wealth from Brazil, Africa, and northern Europe. Behind every elegant facade, though, the city depended on a web of fragile systems—imported grain, imperial revenue, crowded housing, and old buildings stacked close together. The solid look of Lisbon hid just how vulnerable it truly was.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thedisasterarchive.com/disaster/lisbon-earthquake","author_name":"The Archive Network"}