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Avenida da Liberdade

Rios Tejo e Douro

Rivers Tagus and Douro

Alexandre Gomes
1780

Description

Along both sides of the Avenida da Liberdade south of the Rua das Pretas are two meandering 'rivers' both beginning at a fountain showing a river god, the rivers Tagus (east) and Douro (west). These allegorical sculptures were made by Alexandre Gomes for the Campo de Santana fountain (never built).

Lisboa - Rios Tejo e Douro
Tejo / Tagus
Douro

Sculptor

Alexandre Gomes, Portuguese sculptor.

Sources & Information

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Equipamentos.

Location (N 38°43'5" - W 9°8'38")

Item Code: ptli026; Photograph: 28 August 2017
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