Lisboa 17, Avenida da Liberdade

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Avenida da Liberdade (Liberty Avenue) is an important avenue in central Lisbon. It is a 90 metre-wide boulevard, 1100 m long, with ten lanes divided by pedestrian pavements decorated with gardens. It links Restauradores Square with Marquis of Pombal Square.

Statue of Almeida Garrett by Barata Feyo

João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, Viscount of Almeida Garrett (1799 –1854) was a poet, playwright, novelist and politician. He is considered to be the introducer of the Romanticism in Portugal.

Monumento a Manuel Pinheiro Chagas

Monumento a Manuel Pinheiro Chagas

(1842 - 1895) a prolific writer, journalist and politician Portuguese.

Monument to the fallen in World War I (1931)

Monument to the fallen in World War I (1931)

«Liberdade Avenue and Restauradores Square have their origins in a public park (Passeio Público) inaugurated in the area in 1764. Initially surrounded by a high wall, the park was revamped in the 1830s and 1840s with a new arrangement of the flora as well as fountains, a waterfall and statues. The allegoric statues representing the Tagus and Douro rivers in the boulevard of the avenue date from this time

Praça dos Restauradores

Praça dos Restauradores is a public square located at the southeast end of Avenida da Liberdade, near Rossio square, dedicated to the restoration of the independence of Portugal in 1640, after 60 years of Spanish domination. The obelisk in the middle of the square, inaugurated in 1886, carries the names and dates of the battles fought during the Portuguese Restoration War, in 1640

The old Éden Cinema

The old Éden Cinema (now a hotel), with a beautiful Art Deco façade dating from the 1930s, a work by architect Cassiano Branco

Restauradores

Rossio

Praça dos Restauradores

The Glória Funicular (Elevador da Glória) is a funicular that links Baixa (Restauradores Square) with Bairro Alto (Jardim / Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara),

Praça dos Restauradores

Praça dos Restauradores

Praça dos Restauradores

Metro station Restauradores

“The Arrival”, azulejos at Restauradores metro station

“The Arrival”, azulejos at Restauradores metro station

Restauradores metro station

Restauradores metro station

Restauradores metro station

Restauradores metro station

Sound: Cristina Branco - Se não Chovesse (Fado Súplica); Água e Mel

Text: InternetPictures: Sanda Foişoreanu InternetCopyrights of the photos belong to each photographer

Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanuwww.slideshare.net/michaelasanda

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