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Edward VII Park
(
Portuguese
:
Parque Eduardo VII
) is a public park in
Lisbon
,
Portugal
.
[1]
The park occupies an area of 26 hectares (64 acres) to the north of
Avenida da Liberdade
and
Marquis of Pombal Square
in Lisbon's city center.
The park is named for King
Edward VII
of the United Kingdom, who visited
Portugal
in 1903 to strengthen relations between the two countries and reaffirm the
Anglo-Portuguese Alliance
. Until Edward's visit the park was called Parque da Liberdade (
Liberty Park
). In 1945 Portuguese
Modernist
architect
Francisco Keil do Amaral
redesigned the park to its current configuration.
The Carlos Lopes Pavilion, the former Portuguese pavilion at the
1922 Rio de Janeiro International Exposition
, and the
Estufa Fria
?a 1.5-hectare (3.7-acre)
greenhouse
garden?are situated within the park.
[2]
The largest
Portuguese flag
in the world is usually flown at the park's northern end.
The
Lisbon Book Fair
is held annually in Eduardo VII Park.
The song "
Pehle Pehle Pyar ki Mulakate
" from the Indian film
The Great Gambler
was shot here.
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