List of street names in Lisbon / Madalena

The list of street names in Lisbon / Madalena lists the names of streets and squares of the former Freguesia Madalena in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon , including the meanings and circumstances of the naming. Currently valid street names are given in normal letters, names that are no longer valid after renaming or overbuilding are given in italics.

Streets in alphabetical order

• Avenida Infante Dom Henrique

  1948 named after the Infante Heinrich the Seafarer (1394–1460)

• Calçada do Correio Velho

  Named after the post office of the Gomes da Mata family since the 18th century, the addition velho was added after the station was relocated

• Largo Adelino Amaro da Costa

  1982 named after the fatally injured Defense Minister Adelino Amaro da Costa (1943–1980)

• Largo da Madalena

  traditional name after the parish church Igreja de Santa Maria Madalena

• Praça do Comércio (Terreiro do Paço)

  the square, newly laid out after the earthquake of 1755, was named at the behest of the Marquis of Pombal, who thanked the town's merchants for their financial contribution to the reconstruction

• Rua da Alfândega

  1859 named after the customs building on the street

• Rua da Conceição
• Rua da Madalena

  traditional name after the parish church Igreja de Santa Maria Madalena

• Rua da Padaria

  named since the 14th or 15th century after a bakery that was apparently on the northern corner of the street

• Rua da Prata

  renamed from Rua Bela da Rainha after the revolution of 1910 to confirm the departure from the monarchy

• Rua das Pedras Negras

  traditional name

• Rua de Santa Justa
• Rua de Santo António da Sé
• Rua de São Julião
• Rua de São Mamede

  Traditional name after the former parish church Igreja de São Mamede , which was located at this point

• Rua do Comércio

  renamed from Rua de El-Rei after the 1910 revolution to confirm its departure from the monarchy

• Rua dos Arameiros

  named after the wire traders based here

• Rua dos Bacalhoeiros

  named after the fishmongers who settled here

• Rua dos Fanqueiros

  named after the fabric dealers located here

• Rua Instituto Virgílio Machado

  1903 named after the Instituto Virgílio Machado on the street

• Travessa das Pedras Negras

  traditional name

• Travessa do Almada

  named after João Manuel de Almada e Melo , Visconde de Vila Nova de Souto de El-Rei, who owned a house nearby

Web links

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