Avenida da Liberdade (Lisbon)
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Avenida da Liberdade (Liberty Avenue) is an avenue in central Lisbon, in Portugal. It is located between Restauradores Square and the Marquis of Pombal Square.
The avenue was built between 1879 and 1882, modelled after the boulevards of Paris. Its creation was a landmark in the Northwards expansion of the city.
Many of the original buildings of the avenue have been replaced in the last decades by tall office and hotel buildings. Nowadays it boasts several interesting buildings that reflect Portuguese architecture from the late 19th through the early 21st centuries. Its pedestrian sidewalks and roundabouts are decorated with many monuments and statues.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Metro
There are three Lisbon Metro stations along the avenue:
- Resaturadores, at the southeast end, served by the blue line
- Avenida, at about the midpoint of the avenue, served by the blue line
- Marquês de Pombal, at the northwest end, served by the blue and yellow lines
