Nazaré Funicular
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The Nazaré Funicular is a funicular situated in the civil parish of Nazaré, Portugal, municipality of Nazaré, in the portuguese Oeste region.
A view of one of the modern cars descending from the tunnel
A painting of the former red livery cars as seen in the 1920s
A view of the modernized carriages descending to Praia
The modern facade of the lower Praia terminal station
Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard
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Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard was a Portuguese engineer of French parentage, known for building many elevators and funiculars in Portugal. He is particularly known for his engineering work on Lisbon landma
Nazaré Funicular
…by Tavares Crespo, Francisco Morais, Joaquim Carneiro D’Alcáçovas de Sousa Chicharro, José Eduardo Ferreira Pinheiro, Barão de Kessler and engineer Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard to construct a funicular in Nazaré, with the entity seated in Lisbon. On 28 July 1889, the line was blessed and inaugurated as the funicular of Nossa…
Raoul Ronson Mesnier de Ponsard (1848–1914)
Graça cable car approaching Arco de Santo Andrė