Parque Eduardo VII

Parque Eduardo VII is Lisbon’s largest central green space, spreading across 26 hectares (64 acres) north of Avenida da Liberdade. Its name comes from King Edward VII, whose 1903 visit to Portugal aimed to strengthen relations and reaffirm the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance. This park began life as a recovery project: Passeio Público had been destroyed in 1879 to make way for Avenida da Liberdade, and the green space was rebuilt in the first half of the 20th century. It was first known as Parque da Liberdade, then renamed after Edward VII’s visit. In 1945, Portuguese Modernist Francisco Keil do Amaral redesigned it into the layout you see today, with grass divided by Portuguese-paved walkways and two tree-lined zones. At the northwest corner, the Estufa Fria occupies 1.5 hectares on the site of an old basalt quarry. …

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