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3 pick-up located at the bottom (Brazil), this giant-sized
of Parque Eduardo VII. There
statue stands with arms
Praça Marquês de is also a multilingual booth outstretched on the south
Pombal where visitors can buy tickets bank of the Tagus river. The
impressive 28-m- (92-ft-) tall
and plan excursions.
EXPERIENCE Beyond the Centre Pombal 4 " sculpted by Francisco Franco
@ 711, 712, 720 & many
figure of Christ, mounted on
other routes q Marquês de
an 82-m (269-ft) pedestal, was
At the top of Avenida da
in 1949–59 at the insti gation
Cristo Rei
of Prime Minister Salazar.
Liberdade (p84), traffic
thunders round the “Rotunda”
You can see the monument
⌂ Santuário Nacional do
from various viewpoints in the
(roundabout), as the praça is
Cristo Rei, Alto do Pragal,
also known. At the centre is
city, but it is fun to take a ferry
Almada g from Cais do
from Cais do Sodré to the
a lofty 1934 monument to
Sodré to Cacilhas, then
Pombal. The despotic states-
man, who virtually ruled
which until recently was
daily (to 6:45pm Jul–Sep
Portugal from 1750 to 1777,
usually simply known as the
∑ cristorei.pt
Outra Banda, or “other bank”),
stands on the top of the @ 101 # 9:30am–6pm Margem Sul (the south bank,
column, his hand on a lion Modelled on the Cristo then a bus or taxi to the
(a symbol of power) and his Redentor in Rio de Janeiro monument. A lift, plus some
eyes directed down to the
Baixa, whose creation he
masterminded. Allegorical
images depicting Pombal’s
political, educational and
agricultural reforms decorate
the base of the monument.
Although greatly feared, this
dynamic politician propelled
the country into the Age of
Enlightenment. Broken blocks
of stone at the foot of the
monu ment and tidal waves
flooding the city are an alle-
gory of the destruction caused
by the 1755 earthquake.
Nearby, the well-tended
Parque Eduardo VII (p129)
extends northwards behind
the square. The paving stones
around the Rotunda are dec-
orated with a mosaic of
Lisbon’s coat of arms. Many
of the city’s sightseeing
operators have their main
INSIDER TIP
River Views
Take the passenger
ferry from Cais do Sodré
across the Tagus to the
little port of Cacilhas,
where you’ll find many
riverfront seafood
restaurants and great
views of Lisbon back The mammoth Cristo
across the water. Rei statue, soaring
high into the sky
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