Jardim Amália Rodrigues

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The artificial lake in the Jardim Amália Rodrigues

The Jardim Amália Rodrigues is a park in the municipality of Avenidas Novas in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon. It was laid out in 1996 according to plans by the landscape architect Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles in the northern extension of Parque Eduardo VII and has been named after the fado singer Amália Rodrigues since 2000 .

An amphitheater was created in the 6.2 hectare complex with a view of the valley of the Avenida da Liberdade as well as an artificial round lake, on the north side of which a bar with a terrace was built. There is a restaurant at the highest point of the garden.

A statue by the Colombian sculptor Fernando Botero has been placed in the garden .

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Coordinates: 38 ° 43 '52.7 "  N , 9 ° 9' 18.1"  W.