It’s inspired by Roman mosaics, but the traditional Portuguese cobblestone pavement developed in Lisbon during the city’s post-1755-earthquake reconstruction. It all started with Rossio Square’s wave-like patterns and soon spread all over the capital, to other cities in Portugal, to Brazil, Macau and other colonies. Here are ten of the most outstanding examples in Lisbon today. 1| RUA DA VITÓRIA In 2006 Lisbon decided to honor the dedicated craftsmen who’ve paved the city by hand throughout time. A bronze monument with two life-size figures was placed downtown on Rua da Vitória, showing the men at work on a pavement of the ship of St. Vincent accompanied by ravens which are the emblems of the city of Lisbon. 2| ROSSIO This is where it all started, Rossio Square, given the wave patterns in 1849. 3| AVENIDA DA LIBERDADE It’s on Avenida da Liberdade that we now find the most beautiful examples of...