Before revision: 300px| Model of the seismically protective wooden structure, the "gaiola pombalina" (pombaline cage), developed for the reconstruction of Lisbon A gaiola pombalina (Pombaline cage; ) is a masonry building reinforced with an internal wooden cage, developed as an anti-seismic construction system in Portugal after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and implemented during the reconstruction of Lisbon Baixa (Lisbon downtown).Linköpings universitetsbibliotek Background The catastrophic event of 1755 showed the fragility of the masonry construction, which are not able to absorb and dissipate the energy released by the earthquake.
After revision: Model of the seismically protective wooden structure, the "gaiola pombalina" (pombaline cage), developed for the reconstruction of Lisbon A gaiola pombalina (Pombaline cage; ) is a masonry building reinforced with an internal wooden cage, developed as an anti-seismic construction system in Portugal after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and implemented during the reconstruction of Lisbon Baixa (Lisbon downtown).Linköpings universitetsbibliotek Background The catastrophic event of 1755 showed the fragility of the masonry construction, which are not able to absorb and dissipate the energy released by the earthquake.