Modern science still researches how exactly tsunamis originate and cause additional havoc in cities they affect. A fascinating case for reconstruction purposes is the ruin of the Portuguese capital Lisbon, on 1 November 1755. The Tsunami killed a fifth of the population. Fear-paralyzed king Joseph's able prime minister, marquess Pombal, took charge of rescue and reconstruction. Minor seismic activity and religious fanatics kept complicating life. This made Pombal the real, absolutist ruler, who finally modernized Portugal.
Martin Papirowski
Director
Tabloid64%
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now77%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home67%
Above Majestic73%
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff67%
Marwencol72%
Birth of the Living Dead67%
Champs63%
Jim: The James Foley Story74%
Black Sheep72%
Trainwreck: The Real Project X60%
Voyeur59%
Spaceship Earth61%
The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw66%
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button69%
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library64%
The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter72%Dawg Fight65%
The Class of ‘9271%I Want to Return Return Return67%
