Rua Augusta Arch - Triumphal arch

I captured this photo 0:19 am when the light was fascinating on mosaic pavements. Little info: Comercio Square opens onto Rua Augusta through the triumphal arch...
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I captured this photo 0:19 am when the light was fascinating on mosaic pavements. Little info: Comercio Square opens onto Rua Augusta through the triumphal arch (which on the Rua Augusta side has a clock with filigreed stone reliefs). The Rua Augusta Arch is a stone, triumphal arch-like, historical building and visitor attraction in Lisbon, Portugal, on the Praça do Comércio. It was built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake. It has six columns (some 11 m high) and is adorned with statues of various historical figures. Significant height from the arch crown to the cornice imparts an appearance of heaviness to the structure. The associated space is filled with the coat of arms of Portugal. The allegorical group at the top, made by French sculptor Célestin Anatole Calmels, represents Glory rewarding Valor and Genius.
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