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Vasco da Gama Tower, an observation tower, is the tallest structure in Lisbon since 1998, with a hotel adjacent since 2012. [1]Lisbon is the 11th most populous urban area in the European Union, with a population of 2.7 million.
The square is dedicated to the restoration of the independence of Portugal in 1640, after 60 years of Spanish domination. The obelisk in the middle of the square, inaugurated in 1886, carries the names and dates of the battles fought during the Portuguese Restoration War, in 1640.
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Lisbon (/ ˈ l ɪ z b ən / ⓘ LIZ-bən; Portuguese: Lisboa [liʒˈβoɐ] ⓘ) [2] is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131 as of 2023 within its administrative limits [3] and 2,961,177 within the metropolis. [4]
The Casa da Malhoa referencing the former owners: José Victor Branco Malhoa A view of the former house of Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves. In 1904, José Victor Branco Malhoa petitioned the municipal authority of Lisbon to construct a residence and atelier, based on a project by Manuel Joaquim Norte Júnior (1878–1962). [1]
Seu Contexto Urbanístico e Sociocultural", Lisboa. Revista Municipal (in Portuguese) (Série 2 ed.) Pereira, Luis Gonzaga (1924), Monumentos Sacros de Lisboa em 1833 (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal {}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ; Pereira, Paulo (1988), "O Portal do Capítulo Novo do Convento do Carmo", Lisboa.
Casa Pia de Lisboa made world headlines because of a major child sexual abuse scandal. Incidents reportedly began occurring starting in the 1970s, but were only revealed in 2002. Incidents reportedly began occurring starting in the 1970s, but were only revealed in 2002.
The Vasco da Gama Tower (Portuguese: Torre Vasco da Gama, pronounced [ˈtoʁɨ ˈvaʃku ðɐ ˈɣɐmɐ]) is a 160-metre (520 ft) lattice tower with skyscraper in the civil parish of Parque das Nações, the municipality of Lisbon, in Portugal.