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Monuments in Maia
Ponte sobre o Rio Leça
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Rua de Sobre os Moinhos
4425, Águas Santas
A historic granite bridge over the Leça river, with no lateral protections and with two support pilars, also made of granite.
Fonte da Praça do Munícipio
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Praça do Munícipio
4470, Maia
A triangular fountain with springs.
Monumento à Juventude
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Avenida Luís de Camões
4470, Maia
A monument with bronze statues of gymnasts, over a fountain with springs.
Monumento ao "Lavrador da Maia"
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Rua Augusto Simões
4470, Maia
A bronze statue symbolizing the sowing, placed at the centre of a garden.
Monumento ao Trabalhador
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Avenida Dom Manuel II
4470, Maia
A large modern sculpture, in marble, placed in the centre of a roundabout.
Monumento a Domingos Nogueira da Costa
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Rua Altino Coelho
4470, Maia
A bronze bust of Domingos Nogueira da Costa, located at the centre of a roundabout with a lawn and with two half moons in blue glassed tiles, reminding two sea waves.
Homenagem aos Tamanqueiros de Vermoim
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Largo do Outeiro
4470, Maia
A bronze statue with the figure of a “tamanqueiro” (clogs’ maker) working, placed on a granite base.
Estátua de Germano de Sousa Vieira
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Avenida Doutor Germano Vieira
4470, Maia
A bronze statue of Germano de Sousa Vieira, placed in the centre of a roundabout.
Estátua do Lidador
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Praça Doutor José Vieira de Carvalho
4470, Maia
A bronze statue, over a marble base, paying homage to Gonçalo Mendes da Maia “O Lidador”, hero of the foundation of the nationality, whose first king of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques, nominated his “Adeantado”. The statue is by the sculptor Lima de Carvalho.
Busto do Padre Abílio Leite Sampaio
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Rua Padre Abílio Leite Sampaio
4475, Barca
A bronze bust over granite blocks, placed in the centre of a roundabout with a lawn.