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Gardens in Lisboa
Miradouro do Elevador de Santa Justa
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Rua do Carmo
1100, Lisboa
Built in the end of the XIX, beginning of the XX century, this lift, neoclassic style, connects down town with Carmo. Up there the view of downtown, São Jorge Castle and Tejo River is magnificent.
Miradouro de Santa Luzia / Miradouro das Portas do Sol
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Largo das Portas do Sol
1100-411, Lisboa
Considered one of the best sports to view th Tagus river. One views Alfama, the dome of the Church of Saint Engrácia and the Church of Saint Estêvão. A couple of tile panels on the south wall stand out.
Jardim do Torel
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Rua Júlio de Andrade
1150, Lisboa
Built in the 1930’s, the name of this garden with romantic characteristics is due to the former owner of this area, the judge of the high court Cunha Thorel. It has interesting flower beds, lovely shades, and small corners giving you privacy and a great view of down town. The Torel garden also has an elegant gate, two lakes, one of them with an old spring, a statue representing the bust of the piano player Viana da Mota, card-tables and traces of what might have been, during the XVII and XVIII centuries, a magnificent farm.
Jardim dos Montes Claros
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Estrada dos Montes Claros
1300-651, Lisboa
The Montes Claros Garden is part of the Monsanto Forest Park and was designed by the architect Francisco Keil do Amaral. It has a long garden, with a viewpoint overlooking the Tagus estuary. It also has an adequate space for holding large events.
Parque Recreativo do Calhau
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Sitio do Calhau
1500, Lisboa
The Calhau Park is located at the north-east extreme of the Monsanto Forest Park, close to the Marqueses de Fronteira Palace and the Pupilos do Exército. The subsoil of the Park is crossed by the covered water-pipe of the Águas Livres Aqueduct, built between 1729 and 1748.
Jardim Botânico Tropical
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Largo dos Jerónimos
1400-209, Lisboa
It has been known as Colonial Garden, later as Overseas Garden and still as Tropical Agricultural Garden. Today it is one of the most pleasant green spaces of Lisbon, with more than 500 species of tropical and subtropical flora in gardens and greenhouses.
Jardim da Torre de Belém
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Junto à Zona Ribeirinha da Torre de Belém
1400, Lisboa
Built at the time of the Great Exhibition of the Portuguese World, in 1940, it is characterized by its large lawns. The monuments paying homage to Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral shaped as a hydroplane stand out.
Jardim de São Pedro de Alcântara - Jardim António Nobre
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Rua de São Pedro de Alcântara
1200, Lisboa
Romantic garden from the XIX century with the walkway built over the remains of the Águas Livres walls. It was later covered with Portuguese stone pavement, got a fountain from the Bemposta palace and, in 1904, a monument to Eduardo Coelho, founder of the newspaper Diário de Notícias. Close to the railing, a glazed tiles panel by Fred Kradolfer (1952) subtitles the landscape observed at the belvedere. It has a grove with dense vegetation, flowerbeds and statuary from the Greek-Roman mythology. At the lower section of the garden are French style busts, inspired on “Os lusíadas” and a sports field.
Jardim do Alto de Santa Catarina
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Rua de Santa Catarina
1200, Lisboa
Small garden located in one of the seven hills of Lisbon. In the centre of the garden, on a block of stones, is a monument in blue marble devoted to the Adamastor, legendary figure described in the Lusíadas, opened in 1927.
Jardins da Quinta Alegre
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Campo das Amoreiras, 94
1750-025, Lisboa
This building has most notable elements 1819 decoration tile of the gardens and the paintings of the ceilings and walls of the interior of the building. The classification includes the Palace, gardens, buildings and decorative elements. The gardens are derelict.