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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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 Marquis of Pombal
surface form: Marquês de 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
surface form: 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)