Passeio Público (Lisbon)

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Passeio Público (Lisbon) was an 18th–19th century public promenade and landscaped garden that once served as Lisbon’s main leisure and social gathering space before its transformation into Avenida da Liberdade.

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Passeio Público (Lisbon) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical site ⓘ
landscaped garden ⓘ
public promenade ⓘ
urban park ⓘ
accessPolicy initially restricted to Lisbon nobility ⓘ
later opened to wider public ⓘ
builtAfter 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
builtInPeriod 18th century ⓘ
category 18th-century architecture in Portugal ⓘ
Former parks ⓘ
History of Lisbon ⓘ
Parks in Lisbon ⓘ
commissionedBy Marquês de Pombal ⓘ
linked to: Marquis of Pombal
constructionStart 1764 ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
currentSite Avenida da Liberdade ⓘ
demolishedFor construction of Avenida da Liberdade ⓘ
demolitionEnd 1886 ⓘ
demolitionStart 1879 ⓘ
designedBy Reinaldo Manuel dos Santos ⓘ
feature central alley ⓘ
formal avenues ⓘ
fountains ⓘ
geometric parterres ⓘ
ornamental gates ⓘ
statuary ⓘ
tree-lined walks ⓘ
formerNameOf Avenida da Liberdade area ⓘ
function main promenade of Lisbon ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1764 ⓘ
influencedBy European Enlightenment urban planning ⓘ
French formal garden design ⓘ
languageOfName Portuguese ⓘ
literalMeaningOfName Public Promenade ⓘ
locatedAlong axis of present-day Avenida da Liberdade ⓘ
locatedIn Lisbon ⓘ
parish of Santo António, Lisbon ⓘ
notableFor being Lisbon’s main leisure space in the 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ
role in Lisbon’s social life ⓘ
purpose public leisure ⓘ
social gathering ⓘ
replacedBy Avenida da Liberdade ⓘ
socialRole meeting place for Lisbon elite ⓘ
status no longer extant ⓘ
urbanContext part of Pombaline reconstruction of Lisbon ⓘ
usedInPeriod 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ

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Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon → replaced → Passeio Público (Lisbon) ⓘ