Eduardo VII Park

The Parque Eduardo VII de Inglaterra is the largest urban park in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, it is located in the municipality of Avenidas Novas. The namesake of the park, Edward VII, visited Portugal in 1903. To give the good relations between the United Kingdom and Portugal, an icon, the City Council named the park unceremoniously later, on April 13, 1903, after the royal visitors.

The large green area in the shape of a trapezoid has an area of 25.8 hectares and was opened at the beginning of the 20th century as "green extension " of the Avenida da Liberdade. Francisco Keil do Amaral designed the park, which connects directly to the Praça Marquês de Pombal, with numerous symmetrically arranged hedges. On the northwest side of the park is the 1933 opened " Estufa Fria " to German cold greenhouse, where many exotic plants, but for which the Lisbon climate is tolerated, find their place. Beside it is a glass-enclosed " Estufa Quente " to German warm greenhouse, in turn, the plants are to see, needing to warmer climates and are not exposed through the glass side walls the Portuguese climate.

Also on the northwest side of the park there are furthermore a carp pond and a playground. On the western side of the park, see the Pavilhão Carlos Lopes 1932 opened sports events. At the northern end of the park turn there is a monument to the Revolution of the Carnations, designed by João Cutileiro.

Throughout the year many events held in the park, amongst other things, for example, the Feira do Livro, a regional book fair.