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The Colombo Centre (Centro Colombo in Portuguese) is a shopping mall located in the parish of Carnide in Lisbon and attracts many visitors. It is situated next to the Lusíada avenue and the Segunda Circular; there is a bus terminal next to the building and the Lisbon Metro station Colégio Militar/Luz allows visitors easy access to Colombo.
Cristoforo Colombo (Christopher Columbus) (1892) [145] Santo Stefano d'Aveto. Ritratto di Colombo (Portrait of Columbus) [146] Savona. Busto di Cristoforo Colombo (Bust of Christopher Columbus) (1928) [147] Commemorativa sulla casa del padre di Colombo (Memorial on the house of Columbus' father) (1940) [148]
São Domingos de Benfica (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w duˈmĩɡuʒ ðɨ βɐ̃jˈfikɐ]) is a freguesia (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in northern Lisbon, São Domingos de Benfica is east of Benfica, south of Carnide, west of Alvalade, and north of Campolide. The population in 2011 was 33,043, [1] [2]
The Praça do Comércio (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpɾasɐ ðu kuˈmɛɾsju]; transl. Commerce Plaza) is a large, harbour-facing plaza in Portugal's capital, Lisbon, and is one of the largest in Portugal, with an area of 175 by 175 m (574 by 574 ft), that is, 30,600 m 2 (329,000 ft 2).
He founded the city of Santo Domingo on Hispaniola between 1496 and 1498, which is now the capital of the Dominican Republic. He was imprisoned together with Christopher and another brother, Giacomo (also called Diego), by Francisco de Bobadilla and returned to Spain in December 1500. [3]
The Imprensa Nacional–Casa da Moeda ("National Printing House and Mint", abbreviated as INCM), is the Portuguese mint and national press, owned by the Portuguese Government and administratively subordinated to the Portuguese Ministry of Finance. It is located in Lisbon in the São Mamede (Santo António) neighborhood.
His family residence is located on the Avenida Isabel la Católica No. 158, in the city of Santo Domingo, marked with a placard reading J.B. Vicini. This designation is still preserved on the facades of the building belonging to the family. This residence was his place of work. Locals gave it the name Casa Vicini.
Logo Livraria Bertrand in Chiado, Lisbon. Livraria Bertrand is a Portuguese book retailer operating 59 branches nationwide, including 2 in Madeira.Founded in 1732, its original store in the Chiado neighborhood of Lisbon was declared to be the oldest operating bookstore in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2011. [1]