The Marquis of Pombal Square, Lisbon, Portugal
The Marquis of Pombal Square is an important roundabout in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It is located between the Avenida da Liberdade (Liberty Avenue) and the Eduardo VII Park.
The square is the radiating point for various important avenues: Liberdade, Duque de Loulé and Fontes Pereira de Melo, as well as the streets Braamcamp and Joaquim António de Aguiar.
Its name is a reference to Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal, the mighty prime-minister who ruled Portugal from 1750 to 1777. In the middle of the roundabout there is a large column dedicated to him, built between 1917 and 1934 and created by Adães Bermudes, António Couto and Francisco Santos. A bronze statue of the Marquis is on the top, with a lion - symbol of power - by his side. The Marquis is shown looking towards the Baixa Pombalina, the area of Lisbon that was rebuilt under his direction after the disastrous 1755 Lisbon Earthquake.
The Blue and Yellow lines (Linha Azul and Linha Amarela) of the Lisbon Metro (Metropolitano de Lisboa) stop at Marquês de Pombal station,which was called Rotunda until March 1998. Eighteen bus lines operated by Carris also serve the square.
彭巴侯爵广场 - 1755年的大地震将里斯本化为废墟，当时的总理彭巴侯爵下令大规模重建，为纪念他，在广场中央矗立了其雕像，面向特茹河，俯瞰着自己修建的一切。雕像是葡萄牙最著名的雕刻家马卡斯特罗的作品。广场上新古典主义风格的粉红色拱廊是典型的彭巴里斯本式的代表。
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