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4 businesses. It was built by
Francesco Savario Fabri in
Praça dos 1755–77 for the Marquês de
Restauradores Castelo-Melhor and renamed Did You Know?
after the Marquês de Foz, who
 M6 @ 709, 711, 736 & Rossio is home to a
many other routes lived here in the 19th century. public mirror engraved
q Restauradores The smart Avenida Palace with the words “correct
Hotel on the southwest side your tie’s knot here”.
of the square, was designed
This square, distinguished
EXPERIENCE Baixa and Avenida country’s liberation from the railway station. (public promenade) in the
by José LuÍs Monteiro (1848–
by its soaring obelisk erected
1942), who also built Rossio
in 1886, commemorates the
Spanish yoke in 1640 (p45).
The bronze figures on the
pedestal depict Victory,
area now occupied by the
5
holding a palm and a crown,
lower part of Avenida da
Avenida da Liberdade
Liberdade and Praça dos
and Freedom. The names and
Restauradores. Despite its
dates that are inscribed on
 M5 @ 709, 711, 736
the sides of the obelisk are
those of the battles of the
was restricted to Lisbon’s high
q Restauradores, Avenida
War of Restoration.
society and walls and gates
On the west side, the & many other routes name, enjoyment of the park
ensured the exclu sion of the
After the earthquake of 1755,
Palácio Foz now houses a the Marquês de Pombal lower classes. In 1821, when
tourist office and other created the Passeio Público the Liberals came to power,
the barriers were pulled down
and the Avenida and square
The Avenida da Liberdade you see became open to all.
today was built in 1879–82 to replicate The Avenida da Liberdade
the sophistication and style of the you see today was built in
1879–82 to replicate the
Champs-Elysées in Paris. sophistication and style of
the Champs-Elysées in Paris.
The wide tree-lined avenue
became a focus for pageants,
festivities and demonstrations.
A war memorial stands as a
tribute to those who died in
World War I. The avenue still
retains a certain elegance,
with fountains and café tables
shaded by trees, however,
it no longer makes for a
peaceful stroll. The once
majestic thorough fare, 90 m
(295 ft) wide and decor ated
with abstract pavement
pat terns, is now divided by
seven lanes of traffic linking
Praça dos Restauradores and
Praça Marquês de Pombal
to the north. Many of the Art
Nouveau façades have given
way to modern ones occupied
by offices, hotels or shopping
complexes, though some of
the original mansions have
been preserved. Look out for
the Neo-Classical Tivoli
cinema at No 188, with an
original 1920s kiosk outside,
The soaring obelisk and Casa Lambertini with its
dominating Praça colourful mosaic decoration
dos Restauradores at No 166.
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