Location: Coimbra
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Top 9 Monuments & Statues in Coimbra, Central Portugal
Coimbra (Portuguese pronunciation: [kuˈĩbɾɐ, ˈkwĩbɾɐ]; Proto-Celtic: *Corumbriga)) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of 319.40 square kilometres (123.3 sq mi). The fourth-largest urban centre in Portugal (after Lisbon, Porto, Braga), it is the largest city of the district of Coimbra, the Centro region and the Baixo Mondego subregion. About 460,000 people live in the Região de Coimbra, comprising 19 municipalities and extending into an area 4,336 square kilometres (1,674 sq mi).
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1. Monumento a Avelar Brotero
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Estatua de Joao de Deus
3. Monumento ao Fado de Coimbra
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4.0 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By Margo7850p
As you walk around Coimbra and find yourself in Almedina Square, you may notice a small statue that is meant to be a tribute to Coimbra's fado. It is a work of the sculptor Alves Andre. The Monument to the Fado of Coimbra is half a guitar and half a woman. It is made in bronze. It's definitely worth a look if you are walking around the city.
4. Tricana de Coimbra
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4.0 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By permia
This figure features much in the city's songs and words and the sculptural depiction in bronze is most impressive. Holding a pitcher, she is shown seated with a scarf on her head and wearing a shawl. Her shoes are beside her feet that are coolly resting on the stone.
5. Estatua de D. Dinis
6. Monumento em Homenagem ao Papa Joao Paulo II
7. Estatua de D. Joao III
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4.0 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By LuizDutraNeto - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
At the awesome courtyard of "Paço das Escolas" in the "Universidade de Coimbra", almost in front of the famous "Biblioteca Joanina" and not far from the legendary "Torre da Cabra", stands the iconic "Estátua de Dom João III". The statue, by acclaimed Portuguese sculptor Francisco Franco, dates from 1948-1950 and honors the Portuguese King Dom João III, who was responsible for the definitive installation, in 1537, of the University in its actual campus, overlooking the majestic "Rio Mondego". Bring your camera! Great pics await your visit! Enjoy!
