Afonso de Albuquerque Square
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 The monument in honor of Afonso de Albuquerques in front of the Palácio Nacional de Belém |
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| place | Lisbon |
| District | Belém |
The Praça Afonso de Albuquerque [ ˈpɾasɐ ɐˈfõsu dɯ aɫbuˈkɛɾkɯ ] is a square in the Belém district of the Portuguese capital Lisbon ; it is surrounded by a park of the same name, the Jardim Afonso de Albuquerque .
The square is right in front of the Palácio Nacional de Belém , the 16th century residence of the Portuguese President . In the middle of the square, which is named after the Portuguese governor and conqueror of India, Afonso de Albuquerque , there is a monument designed by Silva Pinto and Costa Mota tio , inaugurated in 1902. Next to a bronze statue of Afonso de Albuquerques are his life data.
The southern side of the square, facing the Tejo , was built as a harbor in 1753. In 1807, the royal family around Maria I and João I fled from the port of Praça Afonso de Albuquerque to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , to escape the Napoleonic troops .
Coordinates: 38 ° 41 ′ 47.9 ″ N , 9 ° 12 ′ 1 ″ W.