The Praça do Império is a city square and park situated adjacent to principal monuments and tourist attractions in the civil parish of Belém, municipality and Portuguese capital of Lisbon.
View of the Praça do Império in front of the Monastery of the Jeronimos
An expansive view of the Belém district showing the monastery and the symmetrical square (foreground)
The illuminated fountain within the square
One of the two Hippocamp statues located on the western edge of the frontal part of the square
Belém is a freguesia and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Belém is located in western Lisbon, to the west of Ajuda and Alcântara and directly east of Lisbon's border with Oeiras. Belém is famous as a museum district, as the home of many of the most notable monuments of Lisbon and Portugal alike, such as the Belém Tower, the Jerónimos Monastery, the Padrão dos Descobrimentos, and Belém Palace. The population in 2011 was 16,528.
Image: Monastery of Jeronimos Taken From The Sea Discoveries Monument (7542886732) (cropped)
Image: Santa Maria de Belém sul Tago panoramio (cropped)
Image: Belem 3 (34224859085) (cropped)
Image: Por Lisboa (4617813319) (cropped)