Marquês de Pombal

"Marquês de Pombal Square

A monument to Lisbon's rebirth

Like the Champs-Elysees and other great European boulevards, Lisbon's Avenida da Liberdade ends at a large roundabout and a monument. This is the monument to the Marquis of Pombal, the prime minister responsible for the rebuilding of Lisbon following the Great Earthquake in 1755, showing him standing on a column with his hand on a lion (symbol of power) and his eyes directed to the downtown area that he rebuilt. The base is decorated with allegorical images depicting Pombal's political, educational, and agricultural reforms. Broken blocks of stone at the foot of the monument and tidal waves flooding the city symbolize the effects of the earthquake. The surrounding paving stones are decorated with a mosaic of Lisbon's coat of arms.

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Sights Nearby Avenida da Liberdade - The city's main avenue. Edward VII Park - The city's largest park. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum - Treasures from the East and the West. Medeiros e Almeida Museum - Outstanding private collection of fine arts. " [*]

#231 - Av Liberdade Lamp

#186 - A every day view

Corner of Av. da Liberdade with Rua Alexandre Herculano.

#168 - Detail of roof in Av da Liberdade

Avenida da Liberdade (Liberty Avenue) is an avenue in central Lisbon, in Portugal. It is located between Restauradores Square and the Marquis of Pombal Square.
The avenue was built between 1879 and 1882, modelled after the boulevards of Paris. Its creation was a landmark in the Northwards expansion of the city.
Many of the original buildings of the avenue have been replaced in the last decades by tall office and hotel buildings. Nowadays it boasts several interesting buildings that reflect Portuguese architecture from the late 19th through the early 21st centuries. Its pedestrian sidewalks and roundabouts are decorated with many monuments and statues. [*]


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