Parque Eduardo VII is a public park located in the city of Lisbon. Learn more about the history and construction of this beautiful green area with a stunning view!
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- 00:00:033.203O Parque Eduardo VII era bastante falado como o grande parque Eduardo VII Park was widely spoken of as the great park
- 00:00:088.557que viria a substituir o Antigo Passeio Público, na Avenida da Liberdade – O Parque da Liberdade. that was to replace the Old Public Walkway on Avenida da Liberdade – The Park of Freedom.
- 00:00:1616.966Adquiriu o nome atual após a visita do Rei de Inglaterra a Lisboa em mil novecentos e três. It acquired its current name after the King of England visited Lisbon in 1903.
- 00:00:2424.734Ressano Garcia, engenheiro operacional do município, ao pensar no aspeto do parque dentro da cidade, Ressano Garcia, the city's operating engineer, on thinking about the appearance of the park inside the city,
- 00:00:3232.895abriu um concurso internacional entre arquitetos. opened an international competition between architects.
- 00:00:3838.024Henry Lusseau ganhou ao apresentar um projeto de origem romântica e pitoresca. Henry Lusseau won by presenting a project of romantic and picturesque origin.
- 00:00:4545.6Esse projeto era constituído por caminhos envolvidos de árvores, lagos, e um terraço alto. This project consisted of paths surrounded by trees, lakes, and a high terrace.
- Agosto August
- Árvores Trees
- Bastante Widely, quite
- Concurso Competition, contest
- Engenheiro Engineer
- Entretenimento Entertainment
- Envolvidos Wrapped, involved
- Exposições Exhibitions
- Feira Fair
- Jardins Gardens
- Lagos Lakes
- Liberdade Freedom
- Pitoresca Picturesque
- Polémicas Controversies
- Projetista Designer, planner
- Queixas Complaints
- Substituir Replace
- Terraço Terrace
- Vários Several