Catholic Patriarch Marks Year After Crash of an Iconic Lisbon Streetcar
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Catholic Patriarch marks year after crash of an iconic Lisbon streetcar
LISBON, Portugal — Lisbon inaugurated a memorial Thursday to the 16 people killed in a funicular derailment a year ago, as questions persist about the safety of the city’s iconic hillside streetcars, which remain at a standstill. Near the crash site, a 150-year-old olive tree stood at the center of a ring of limestone blocks laid into the ground featuring the names of the victims. Foreign ambassadors laid wreaths and the Patriarch of Lisbon, a s…
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">The affected family members revealed that they had received an invitation from the City Hall of Lisbon which mentioned that journalists would not be present, in respect of the privacy of the family members, at the opening of the memorial of the victims of the accident of the Elevator of Gloria. In an open letter to the media, written in English, they asked exactly the opposite. "For many of us, it seemed that someth…
The Chamber of Lisbon inaugurated yesterday, in Largo da Oliveirinha, next to the Walk of Glory, a permanent memorial to the 16 victims of the derailment, a year after the accident. On the site, other more ephemeral tributes, such as bouquets of flowers and a poem, are visible. The post Lisbon has a memorial to the victims of the tragedy of Glory. But there are more tributes appeared first on LPP / Lisboa Para Pessoas.
After the derailment of the Glória Elevator, Isaac asked for €1,050,000 from Carris, Fidelity and the company contracted for maintenance.
The prayer of D. Rui Valério touched the hearts of all those who participated in the tribute to the 16 victims of the accident.
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