The two recumbent figures represent the rivers Tagus and Douro.
The four statues over the columns, made by Victor Bastos, represent Nuno Alvares Pereira and Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal on the right, and Vasco da Gama and Viriatus on the left. At his left side are the attributes of writing and arts. The Genius encompasses a statue of Jupiter behind his left arm. her left hand holds the parazonium, with a trophy of flags behind. Valor is personified by an amazon, partially covered with chlamys and wearing a high-crested helmet with dragon patterns, which were the symbols of the House of Braganza. The female allegory of Glory, which is dressed in peplos and measures 23 feet (7.0 m), stands on a three-step throne and holds two crowns. Rua Augusta Arch during construction, photographed by Czech artist Václav Cífka, cca 1862-1873īecause of the top cornice's great height (over 100 feet/30 m), the figures above it had to be made colossal.
Originally designed as a bell tower, the building was ultimately transformed into an elaborate arch after more than a century. The allegorical group at the top, made by French sculptor Célestin Anatole Calmels, represents Glory rewarding Valor and Genius. The associated space is filled with the coat of arms of Portugal. Significant height from the arch crown to the cornice imparts an appearance of heaviness to the structure. It has six columns (some 11 m high) and is adorned with statues of various historical figures. It was built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake. The Rua Augusta Arch (Portuguese: Arco da Rua Augusta) is a stone, memorial arch-like, historical building and visitor attraction in Lisbon, Portugal, on the Praça do Comércio.
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