Sculptures in Póvoa de Varzim
List of the main sculptures found in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.
Póvoa de Varzim Sculpture | Commemoration | Date | Notes | Location in Póvoa de Varzim |
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Pelourinho da Póvoa de Varzim | Autonomy of Póvoa de Varzim. Póvoa de Varzim in the Portuguese Discoveries. | 1514 | Granted by King Manuel I of Portugal. Listed as a National Monument. | Praça do Almada (civic center) |
Cruzeiro do Cemitério | Cemetery calvary. | 19th century? | Rua Almeida Brandão | |
Cruzeiro Verde | Parochial calvary. | 19th century? | Praça do Almada (Largo Eça de Queiroz) | |
Cruzeiro de Aver-o-Mar | Parochial calvary. | 1904 | Rua Barão da Areia Rua Augusto Santos | |
Cego do Maio | Honors Cego do Maio, a fishermen. Local Hero | 1909 | Financed by Povoans of Brazil and Garrett Theater | Passeio Alegre square (waterfront) |
Monumento aos Mortos da Grande Guerra | Povoans who died in World War I. | 1933 | Praça Marquês de Pombal (market square) | |
Cruzeiro da Independência | 800 years of the independence of Portugal[1] | 1940 | By the National Body of Scouts | Praça Marquês de Pombal (market square) |
Eça de Queiroz | Honors Eça de Queiroz, one of the most influential writer in the Portuguese language, born in Póvoa de Varzim | 1952 | By Povoans of Brazil | Praça do Almada (civic center) |
Vasques Calafate | Honors Vasques Calafate, lobbied for the works in the Port of Póvoa de Varzim[1] | 1965 | By Povoan fishermen[1] | Avenida dos Descobrimentos (waterfront) |
Marco do Milénio | Millennium Mark which commemorates 1000 years — from March 26, 953 — of the first known record confirming the existence of Póvoa de Varzim.[1] | 1973 | By the City Hall | Largo das Dores (old town) |
Francisco Sá Carneiro | Former prime minister | 1981 | By a group of citizens[1] | Praça Luís de Camões |
Às Gentes da Póvoa de Varzim | Honors the unity of the municipality and the difference between the fisherman of the coast and the inland farmer. | 1995 | By the Rotary Club of Póvoa de Varzim | Touro, Avenida Vasco da Gama |
São Pedro | Patron saint. Saint Peter Festival of 1996.[1] | 1996 | By the City Hall | Avenida dos Descobrimentos (waterfront) |
Peixeira / Mulher poveira | To the Fisherwoman / Povoan Woman. Saint Peter Festival of 1997.[1] | 1997 | By the City Hall | Avenida dos Descobrimentos (waterfront) |
David Alves | Mayor of Póvoa de Varzim responsible for the new Market square and other developments | 1999 | By the City Hall | Praça Marquês de Pombal (market square) |
Major Mota | Mayor of Póvoa de Varzim responsible for the street's pedestrianization and other developments | 2003 | By the City Hall | Rua da Junqueira (shopping street) |
Fernando Pessoa | 120 years of the birth of Fernando Pessoa. | 2008 | By Casino da Póvoa | Passeio Alegre (waterfront) |
Rocha Peixoto | 100 years of the death of Rocha Peixoto. | 2010 | By the City Hall | Rua Padre Afonso Soares (Rocha Peixoto Library garden) |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "O que visitar" (in Portuguese). CMPV. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
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