Porta da Liberdade
Porta da Liberdade is a work of art in União das freguesias de Braga (São José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto), Braga. Porta da Liberdade is situated nearby to the public building Galerias do Bingo, as well as near the museum Fountain of the Idol.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fountain of the Idol and Raio Palace.
Fountain of the Idol
Museum
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The Fountain of the Idol is a Roman fountain located in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro, in the municipality of Braga, northern Portugal. Located in the former territory of the Callaici Bracari, the granite rock fountain/spring has Latin inscriptions, dedicated to the Gallaecian and Lusitanian gods Tongoenabiagus and Nabia.
Raio Palace
Museum
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palace of Raio is a Baroque era residence in the urbanized area of the municipality of Braga, in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro. It is an example of the late Baroque, early Rococo style of decoration by Portuguese architect André Soares, notable for his influence in the northern Baroque movement. Raio Palace is situated 110 metres southwest of Porta da Liberdade.
Theatre Circo
Theater building
Photo: Sara silva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Theatre Circo is a 20th-century, Portuguese revivalist theatre, in the civil parish of São João do Souto, municipality of Braga. Designed by the architect João de Moura Coutinho, it was first inaugurated on 21 April 1915 with a performance of Ruggero Leoncavallo's operetta La reginetta delle rose. Theatre Circo is situated 100 metres northwest of Porta da Liberdade.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São João do Souto and Sé.
São João do Souto
Suburb
Braga is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes São José de São Lázaro and São João do Souto.
Sé
Suburb
Braga is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Maximinos, Sé and Cividade. The population in 2011 was 14,572, in an area of 2.57 km2.
São Vicente
Suburb
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São Vicente is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the municipality of Braga. The population in 2011 was 13,236, in an area of 2.55 km². In São Vicente is located the Faculty of Philosophy part of Catholic University of Portugal, the Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda and the Colégio D.
Porta da Liberdade
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: União das freguesias de Braga (São José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto), Braga, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.54905° or 41° 32′ 57″ northLongitude
-8.42172° or 8° 25′ 18″ westInception
April 25th, 2024Open location code
8CHHGHXH+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 11873006165OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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