Scenarios about 'pombaline architecture'

Pombaline architecture refers to the distinctive building style developed in Portugal following the catastrophic 1755 Lisbon earthquake, named after Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal, who led the city's reconstruction. This pragmatic architectural approach featured seismically resistant wooden lattice frameworks called "gaiola," standardized building components, and rational urban planning with wide streets and public squares. In alternate history scenarios, Pombaline principles might be explored as influencing architectural developments in other disaster-prone regions or as a foundation for earlier earthquake-resistant building technologies.