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Franco in 1949–59 at the instiga- river from Montijo to Sacavém,
tion of Prime Minister Salazar. north of the Parque das
You can see the monument Nações, this bridge was
from various viewpoints in the completed in 1998.
city, but it is fun to take a ferry
to the Margem Sul (the south 3 Colombo
bank, which until recently
was usually simply known as Shopping Centre
the Outra Banda, or “other Avenida Lusíada. Tel 217 113 600.
bank”), then a bus or taxi to the @ 729, 764. q Colégio Militar/Luz.
monument. A lift plus some Open 9am–midnight daily. Closed
steps take you up 82 m (269 ft) 1 Jan, 25 Dec. 7 ∑ colombo.pt
to the top of the pedestal, and
fine views of the city and river. Colombo is the largest
shopping centre in the Iberian
Peninsula. This vast complex
2 Ponte 25 de Abril houses more than 320 shops,
including fashion stores such
Map 3 A5. @ 753.
as Mango, Zara, H&M and
Originally called the Ponte Timberland, a Disney Store and
Salazar after the dictator who a branch of FNAC. It also offers
had it built in 1966, Lisbon’s eight cinema screens, a health
suspension bridge was club, an indoor amusement
renamed (like many other park, a bowling alley and
The towering monument of Cristo Rei monuments) to commemorate over 60 restaurants, from
overlooking the Tagus the revolution of 25 April 1974 American fast-food joints
which restored democracy to traditional and typically
1 Cristo Rei to Portugal (see p19). Portuguese establishments.
Inspired by San Francisco’s
Santuário Nacional do Cristo Rei, Alto
do Pragal, Almada. Tel 212 751 000. Golden Gate Bridge in the 4 Praça Marquês
g from Cais do Sodré to Cacilhas United States, this steel
then @ 101. Open 9:30am–6pm construction stretches for de Pombal
daily (to 6:45pm Jul–Sep). & 1 km (half a mile). The lower Map 5 C5. @ 702, 711, 712, 720,
tier was modified in 1999 to 723, 727, 732, 736, 738 & many other
Modelled on the more famous accommodate the Fertagus, routes. q Marquês de Pombal.
Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro, a much-needed railway across
this giant-sized statue stands with the Tagus. At the top of the Avenida
arms outstretched on the south The bridge’s notorious traffic da Liberdade (see p46), traffic
bank of the Tagus. The 28-m- congestion has been partly thunders round the “Rotunda”
(92-ft-) tall figure of Christ, resolved by the opening of the (roundabout), as the praça is
mounted on a huge pedestal, 17-km (11-mile) Vasco da Gama also known. At the centre is
was sculpted by Francisco bridge. Spanning the Tagus the lofty monument to Pombal.

Ponte 25 de Abril bridge, linking central Lisbon with the Margem Sul, the south bank of the Tagus

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Date 1st October 2013
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