https://www.portugalbuilds.org/files/original/0a474c33b0dfc7e892157c637f941267.jpg c82e2dee4cb9403421ba3b1783389cd4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Francisco Mello e Castro portrait Subject The topic of the resource Individual Actors, Technician, Civil Engineer, Francisco Mello e Castro Description An account of the resource Francisco Mello e Castro portrait Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PT BUILDS Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Presidentes". In Metropoltiano de Lisboa, [online]. Available at: https://www.metrolisboa.pt/institucional/conhecer/historia-do-metro/ [Accessed 30 Oct. 2019]. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available PT BUILDS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-10-30 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Metropolitano de Lisboa Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource ENG Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IA45IMG1 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Portugal Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Civil Engineer Person An individual. Birth Date 1919-09-15 Birthplace Sintra Death Date 1978-10-29 Training Institution Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) Occupation Civil Engineer Biographical Text Francisco Xavier Lobo de Almeida de Mello e Castro was born on September 15, 1919, in Sintra. He was the son of Pedro Maria Rafael Lobo de Almeida de Mello e Castro and Laura Davidson de Guimarães Serôdio. He married Maria Cecília Pinto da Fonseca de Sousa Rego, with whom he had six children, including Pedro Maria Rego de Mello and Castro. He was a remarkable Portuguese civil engineer, present in various fields of the construction sector in Portugal during the twentieth century. He graduated in civil engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in Lisbon. One of the construction works that most marked his career as an engineer was the Cristo Rei statue, which is over 100 meters high and still is one of the tallest structures in the country. He signed the project with the architect António Lino da Silva and the construction work, which began in 1950, was inaugurated in 1959. Francisco Mello e Castro made the project of the Cristo Rei monument free of charge, as well as the accompaniment of the work for about 10 years, simply for devotion to the project. He was president of the Board of Directors of the Lisbon Metro from September 1954 to August 1972. He is considered the father of the Metro. As president, on July 11, 1955, the base contracts were signed for the installation of the 1st tier of the subway network, commencing the construction work. On December 29, 1959, at the Restauradores station, he presided over the official inauguration of the first stage of the subway network’s first phase, comprising 11 stations and forming a “Y” line with the two branches, Entre Campos to Rotunda and Sete Rios to the Rotunda, then forming a common section of the Rotunda to the Restauradores. The exploration was carried out with trains of two carriages, both motorized. In 1963, the section of the Restauradores to Rossio went into operation. The studies carried out during his presidency were based on the Lisbon Urbanization Master Plan and the Urban and Suburban Transport Coordination Plan. He accumulated more important positions in Portugal. In the professional field, like his position in the Lisbon Metro, he was managing director of the Portuguese Railways Company, was chairman of the General Council of Portuguese Air Transport and was also a member of the Board of Directors of the General Administration of the Porto de Lisboa. At the political level, he was director of the Technical Office of Civil Aerodromes and was a member of the Porto da Beira Study Commission. Attached to the government, he was a proxy for the Corporate Chamber by appointment of Salazar. In the 5th Legislature, he represented the railway companies. In the 6th Legislature he represented the air transport companies. Finally, in the 8th and 9th Legislatures he was designated by the Corporate Council. During these legislatures he devoted much of his time to the 1968-1973 Development Plan, a project that he was responsible for all through the 1960s. Francisco Mello e Castro died on October 29, 1978, in Lisbon, at the age of 67. Bibliography CASTILHO, J. (2010). Os Procuradores da Câmara Corporativa 1935-1974, Francisco Xavier Lobo de Almeida de Mello e Castro. [online] App.parlamento.pt. Available at: http://app.parlamento.pt/PublicacoesOnLine/OsProcuradoresdaCamaraCorporativa/html/pdf/c/castro_francisco_xavier_lobo_de_almeida_de_melo_e.pdf [Accessed 18 Oct. 2019] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Francisco Mello e Castro Profile Subject The topic of the resource Individual Actors, Technician, Civil Engineer, Francisco Mello e Castro Description An account of the resource Francisco Mello e Castro Profile Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PT BUILDS Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Assembleia da República Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available PT BUILDS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-10-18 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource PT BUILDS Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource TEXT Language A language of the resource ENG Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IA45DOC1 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1919-1978, Portugal Item under construction - more information soon