Lisbon - Praça Marques de Pombal

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Praca Marques de Pombal Description

At its northern end the Avenida da Liberdade opens onto one of Lisbon's busiest squares, the Praça Marques de Pombal, usually known for short as the Rotunda. The only interchange station in Lisbon's metro system below the traffic junction bears the same name. The square can be crossed by pedestrians by means of an underpass and in this way the Parque Eduardo VII, which borders the square to the north, and the monument in the center of the roundabout can be relatively easily reached.

Lisbon's coat of arms has been carefully depicted as a mosaic picture in the cobbled square in front of the colonaded statue. Shortly after the construction of the Avenida da Liberdade the present position had been determined for the erection of a

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Hobbies & Activities category: Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain; Towers, monuments, observation deck