Farnese Hercules
Farnese Hercules is a work of art in Belém, Lisbon. Farnese Hercules is situated nearby to the building Colonial Restaurant or Tea House, as well as near the garden Jardim das Tileiras.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Also known as: “Hércules Farnésio”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monastery of the Hieronymites and Monument to the Discoveries.
Monastery of the Hieronymites
Protected area
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal. Monastery of the Hieronymites is situated 360 metres west of Farnese Hercules.
Monument to the Discoveries
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0.
The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries. Monument to the Discoveries is situated 650 metres southwest of Farnese Hercules.
National Archaeology Museum of Lisbon
Museum
The National Museum of Archaeology, of Doctor Leite de Vasconcelos is the largest archaeological museum in Portugal and one of the most important museums devoted to ancient art found in the Iberian Peninsula. National Archaeology Museum of Lisbon is situated 410 metres southwest of Farnese Hercules.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belém and Belém Tower.
Ajuda
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ajuda is a freguesia and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Ajuda is located in western Lisbon, northeast of Belém and west of Alcântara. The population in 2011 was 15,617.
Farnese Hercules
- Category: tourism
- Location: Belém, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.6989° or 38° 41′ 56″ northLongitude
-9.20273° or 9° 12′ 10″ westInception
1806Open location code
8CCGMQXW+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 13031230721OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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