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Praça dos Restauradores

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Although this square, which is adjacent to Rossío train station, marks the beginning of modern Lisbon, it's technically part of the Baixa district. Here the broad, tree-lined Avenida da Liberdade starts its northwesterly ascent. Restauradores means "restoration," and the square commemorates the 1640 uprising against Spanish rule that restored Portuguese independence. An obelisk (raised in 1886) commemorates the event. Note the elegant 18th-century Palácio Foz, on the square's west side. Before World War I, it contained a casino; today it houses a tourist office. The only building to rival the palace is the restored Eden building, just to the south. The art deco masterpiece of Portuguese architect Cassiano Branco now contains the VIP Eden apartment-hotel and a Virgin Megastore.

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