Monumento aos Heróis da Guerra Peninsular - Lisboa, Portugal
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N 38° 44.883 W 009° 08.920
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This is a main monument in Lisbon, and it's dedicated to the heroes of the Napoleonic Wars, namely to the campaign which took place in Iberian peninsula, also known as Peninsular Wars
Waymark Code: WM1856F
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 06/02/2023
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This monument is in the center of a historical roundabout in Lisbon. It was inagurated on the 8th January 1932.
The project started in 1908 when the Commission for the Centenary of Commemorations of the Peninsular War made an open call for proposals aiming at the construction of a big monument.
The winners were the brothers Francisco de Oliveira Ferreira (architect) and José de Oliveira Ferreira (sculptor), both disciples of the Porto School of Fine Arts specifically, of the sculptor António Teixeira Lopes.
This monument was built with the purpose of honoring the fallen heroes of the French Invasions (1807 to 1814).
It is 12 meters high and consists of two levels, connected by a common base, the lower one in lioz stone and the upper one in bronze. On the main phase of the pedestal, facing south, towards Avenida da República, at the base, we have the caption "To the People and Heroes of the Peninsular War" , as well as the inscription "Popular Uprising for Independence - June 1808". This south face, at the bottom, bears a representation of the tomb of Vasco da Gama, on which you can see a group of stone sculptures of monks, popular and military men who swear to defend the homeland. In turn, on the north side, there is a portico at the end of which the tomb of Luís Vaz de Camões is depicted. The top of the monument is framed with the 12 coats of arms of the towns that intervened in the Peninsular War, culminating in a group of 9 bronze sculptures, which surround the figure of the Portuguese Motherland meters high), which, raising a sword of double-edged, snatches the flag from the claws of the "Napoleonic eagle".
The ceremony for laying the first stone of the monument took place on September 15, 1908, also starting a period of public subscription for its construction.
Its construction ended on November 29, 1932. Despite being covered by litter for a few months, it would eventually be opened naturally on a stormy night.
The official inauguration would take place on January 8, 1933, with the presence of the President of the Republic, General Óscar Carmona , the President of the Council, António Oliveira Salazar , the President of the Commemorations Commission at the time, General José Justino Teixeira Botelho, and the President of the Lisbon City Council Administrative Commission, General Daniel Rodrigues de Sousa, who received the monument on behalf of the city. Also present was the Ambassador of England, Claud Russell , grandson of Lord George Russell who was companion of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington , in the last phase of the Peninsular War.
War: Napoleonic Wars
Is it permanently accessible to the public?: yes
Is it necessary to pay a fee to gain access to the place?: no
Year of the memorial or monument: 1932
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