Camões Monument

The Camões Monument is a monument located in Luís de Camões Square in the neighbourhood of , . The monument comprises a tall bronze statue of Luís de Camões, the national poet, on a lioz limestone pillar surrounded by eight smaller…
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: monument in Lisbon
  • Also known as: “Luís de Camões” and “Monumento a Camões”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Luís de Camões Square and Teatro Nacional de São Carlos.

Photo: Lucag, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Theater building
The is an opera house in , . It was opened on June 30, 1793 by Queen Maria I as a replacement for the Tejo Opera House, which was destroyed in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. is situated 200 metres southeast of Camões Monument.

Church
Photo: Igreja do Loreto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chiado and Bairro Alto.

Neighborhood
Photo: scalleja, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a neighborhood in the historic center of , the capital of . is an important cultural and commercial district, known for its luxury shopping, historic landmarks, and its numerous theatres and museums.

Photo: Lucag, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a district in , . Beyond itself, the district includes other neighbourhoods, notably Chiado and Príncipe Real.

Neighborhood
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is a former parish in the municipality of , . At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it became part of the parish Misericórdia. Its area is 0.21 km2, and its population exceeds 4081 inhabitants.

Camões Monument

Latitude
38.71057° or 38° 42′ 38″ north
Longitude
-9.14348° or 9° 8′ 37″ west
Inception
1969
Operator
Câmara Municipal de Lisboa
Open location code
8CCGPV64+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5457851239
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q10332143
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Camões Monument” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “路易·德·賈梅士紀念像”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento a Camões”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Луїсу де Камоенсу (Лісабон)”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Луїсу де Камоенсу”

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