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Praca do Comercio (Terreiro do Paco)
Praça do Comércio is a large square facing the port. Facing the Tagus (Tejo) to the south, the square is still commonly known in Portuguese as Terreiro do Paço. After the 1755 earthquake, the square was completely remodeled as part of the reconstruction of Baixa Pombalina. From the 19th century, Praça do Comércio became the seat of some of the most important departments of the Portuguese State.
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Ponte 25 de Abril
25 de Abril Bridge (Passes by) From its inauguration on August 6, 1966 until 1974, the bridge was named Ponte Salazar. After the Carnation Revolution, which overthrew the remnants of Salazar's regime, the bridge was renamed April 25, the date of the revolution. It is also commonly called the Tagus River Bridge.
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MAAT - Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia
MAAT is a cultural project for the city of Lisbon that focuses on three areas - Art, Architecture and Technology. The €20 million museum sits on the Tagus River west of the city center and is "one of Europe's most lyrical new museums". Establishes a connection between the new building and the Tejo Power Station. The museum was designed by Amanda Levete Architects.
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Torre de Belem
The Torre de Belém, officially Torre de São Vicente, is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as an embarkation and disembarkation point for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. It was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.
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Padrao dos Descobrimentos
The monument was conceived in 1939 by the Portuguese architect José Ângelo Cottinelli Telmo, and by the sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida, as a temporary lighthouse during the opening of the Portuguese World Exhibition in June 1940. The permanent monument was built to celebrate the fifth centenary of the death of the Infante D. Henrique, the Navigator, in 1960.
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Mosteiro dos Jeronimos
The monastery is one of the most prominent examples of Portuguese Late Gothic Manueline style in Lisbon. It was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the nearby Torre de Belém, in 1983.
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MAAT - Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia
The Central do Tejo is one of the most outstanding examples of Portuguese industrial architecture from the first half of the 20th century and one of the most visited museums in the country.
