Praça do Império Garden — Attraction in Lisbon

Praça do Império is a square-shaped public spaces situated directly in front of Jeronimos monastery.

Here you will find a large centre fountain, symmetric and straightforward walkways and two long rectangular shaped fish pools with horse sculptures on the south side of the park. You will also see attractive calçada portuguesa (mosaic cobblestone) patterns around the square. These are the most interesting things to see at Praça do Império.

There are park benches and places to sit and rest but few trees with overreaching branches and virtually no shade. This is something to keep in mind if you are looking for a break from the sun. Seek shaded areas at Jardim Vasco de Gama instead. It is just next to Praça do Império.

Overall, I most enjoyed the two south side of the square best. This is where you find the pools and the most of the decorative cobblestone patterns around Praça do Império. I'd visit again just to see the calçada portuguesa here.

Note: For nice photographs, position yourself at the south side of the square and take pictures of Jeronimos Monastery. From here you can capture the fountain and an attractive section of calçada portuguesa...

The Jardim da Praça do Império is a garden located in Lisbon. It has an area of 3.3 ha. It is located between Avenida da Índia and Rua de Belém, close to the Jerónimos Monastery. It was built in 1940 on the occasion of the Great Exhibition of the Portuguese World. Previously, the area was a beach, known as "Praia do Restelo". Its central lake has on the outside the Coats of Mercê Antiga or Nova belonging to or attributed to Navigators during the period of the Discoveries. Its gardens feature 30 floral coats of arms representing the 18 Portuguese districts, the archipelagos and the former colonies, to which are added the crosses of Christ and Avis. There is also a national shield also made with boxwood...

🇵🇹 Na minha opinião, é um jardim que assume bem o seu nome: imperial. Imperial à portuguesa, isto é extenso sem ser pesado. Há uns tempos atrás chegou a haver uma polémica por causa dos arbustos em forma de brasões que queriam retirar. Espero que esta ideia - como tantas outras que desejam destruir ou alterar o património de forma a lhe fazer perder a sua alma original - esteja definitivamente enterrada. 🇬🇧 On my opinion, a garden that takes its name well: imperial. Imperial in a Portuguese sens, which means it is extensive without being heavy. Some time ago there was a controversy over the bushes in the form of coats of arms that they wanted to remove. I hope that this idea - like so many others that wish to destroy or alter the heritage in order to make it lose its original soul - is definitively buried. 🇫🇷 À mon avis, un jardin qui porte bien son nom : impérial. Impérial au sens portugais du terme, ce qui signifie qu'il est vaste sans être lourd. Il y a quelque temps, il y avait une controverse sur les buissons sous forme d'armoiries qu'ils voulaient enlever. J'espère que cette idée - comme tant d'autres qui souhaitent détruire ou altérer le patrimoine pour lui faire perdre son âme originelle - soit définitivement enterrée. 🇪🇸 En mi opinión, un jardín que lleva bien su nombre: imperial. Imperial en el sentido portugués de la palabra, lo que significa que es extenso sin ser pesado. Hace tiempo hubo una polémica por los arbustos en forma de escudos que querían quitar. Espero que esta idea, como tantas otras que quieren destruir o alterar el patrimonio para hacerle perder su alma original, quede definitivamente enterrada. 🇩🇪 Meiner Meinung nach, ein Garten, der seinen Namen gut trägt: imperial. Imperial im portugiesischen Sinne, was bedeutet, dass er umfangreich ist, ohne schwer zu sein. Vor einiger Zeit gab es einen Streit um die Büsche in Form von Wappen, die man entfernen wollte. Ich hoffe, dass diese Idee – wie so viele andere, die das Erbe zerstören oder verändern wollen, um es seine ursprüngliche Seele zu verlieren – endgültig...