It is located between Avenida da Liberdade and Parque Eduardo VII, city of Lisbon, Central Portugal
Praça do Marquês Pombal, also known as “Rotunda do Marquês de Pombal, is an important square in the city of Lisbon.
The Characteristics of Praça do Marquês Pombal in Lisbon
In this square we find the Monument to the Marquis of Pombal which consists of a carved stone pedestal, 40 meters high on a pedestal with four medallions at the top showing the main collaborators of the Marquis of Pombal (inaugurated on May 13, 1934).
The lower part of the base is surrounded by several allegorical figures, namely the female figure symbolizing “Lisbon rebuilt” and three sculptural groups evoking the reforms carried out by Sebastião Carvalho e Melo.
At the top, the full-length statue of the Marquis of Pombal rests its arm on the back of a lion that symbolizes strength, determination and royalty itself, the sidewalk around the roundabout is decorated with the coat of arms of Lisbon.
The square is an important node in the Lisbon metro network, with the crossing of the blue and yellow lines.
This node establishes, along several stops located on the arteries affluent to the square, an important intermodal hub for the various transport services that serve the Lisbon region, with regular services from Carris, Vimeca and TST that allow direct connection between this square and most places in the city of Lisbon, as well as the municipalities of Oeiras, Amadora, Sintra, Odivelas, Loures and Almada.
Since September 2012, circulation in this square has been carried out not only through the main roundabout, but also through a secondary roundabout that is intended for motorists who want to enter and exit Duque de Loulé and Alexandre Herculano avenues.
This occurs because these streets are too close to others that converge in the same square, making access to them easier and safer, as the distance to travel is substantially shorter.
The secondary roundabout is concentric to the main one, and was created from bus stop areas that were joined together by removing sidewalk islets and replacing them with tarmac.
The lower part of the base is surrounded by several allegorical figures, namely the female figure symbolizing “Lisbon rebuilt” and three sculptural groups evoking the reforms carried out by Sebastião Carvalho e Melo.
At the top, the full-length statue of the Marquis of Pombal rests its arm on the back of a lion that symbolizes strength, determination and royalty itself, the sidewalk around the roundabout is decorated with the coat of arms of Lisbon.
The square is an important node in the Lisbon metro network, with the crossing of the blue and yellow lines.
This node establishes, along several stops located on the arteries affluent to the square, an important intermodal hub for the various transport services that serve the Lisbon region, with regular services from Carris, Vimeca and TST that allow direct connection between this square and most places in the city of Lisbon, as well as the municipalities of Oeiras, Amadora, Sintra, Odivelas, Loures and Almada.
Since September 2012, circulation in this square has been carried out not only through the main roundabout, but also through a secondary roundabout that is intended for motorists who want to enter and exit Duque de Loulé and Alexandre Herculano avenues.
This occurs because these streets are too close to others that converge in the same square, making access to them easier and safer, as the distance to travel is substantially shorter.
The secondary roundabout is concentric to the main one, and was created from bus stop areas that were joined together by removing sidewalk islets and replacing them with tarmac.
