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Criar condiçōes de conforto para superar as dificuldades do ambiente de trabalho fechado, rumoroso e integralmente enterrado, constituiu para os arquitectos, a maior problemática do projecto das centrais subterrâneas. A de Miranda, em caverna, com 80m de comprimento, 19.6m de largura e 42.7m de altura, é particularmente interessante pela modalidade de tratamento do tecto, das paredes e da forma como os pilares se articulam na sua função de suporte da ponte rolante. O edificio de Comando, de Descarga e Parque de Linhas, localizam-se na margem direita, numa plataforma artifical, coroando um esporão de rocha que dá a forma curva apertada do rio. Concebidos segundo um esquema volumétrico articulado em dois corpos de controlada geometria, articulam-se entre si através de um jogo de transparencias que permite a localização imediata dos acessos e a projecção visual para o exterior do edificio. O acesso à central subterrânea faz-se através de um poço de 9m de diametro e 63m de profundidade.
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Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights. In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states. Text by Steve Smith.
