Avenidas Novas () is a ''

freguesia ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...

'' (civil parish) and district of

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

, the capital of

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

. Located in central Lisbon, Avenidas Novas is to the south of

Alvalade Alvalade may refer to the following places in Portugal: *Alvalade (Lisbon), a freguesia (civil parish) in the municipality of Lisbon *Alvalade (Santiago do Cacém), a freguesia (civil parish) in the Santiago do Cacém Municipality, Alentejo *Estád ...

, west of Areeiro, east of

Campolide Campolide () is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Campolide is west of Avenidas Novas, north of Campo de Ourique, east of Benfica (Lisbon), Benfica, and south of São Domingo ...

, and north of

Santo António Santo António (Portuguese for Saint Anthony), also known as Santo António do Príncipe, is the main settlement of the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies on the north east coast. It is the capital of the Autonomous Regio ...

. The population in 2011 was 21,625,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal

History

Palácio Sottomayor - Lisboa (113406208) (cropped)

"Avenidas Novas" was the known designation of Lisbon's expansion towards north by the end of the 19th century and first half of the 20th century, when several avenues connected the historical centre of the city with several places located nearby, that became part of the city limits. The avenues crossed mainly rural areas, allowing a significant urban expansion.

Eduardo VII Park Eduardo VII Park ( pt, Parque Eduardo VII) is a public park in Lisbon, Portugal. The park occupies an area of 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 ...

was laid out in 1903. The freguesia was created with the 2012 Administrative Reform of

, merging the former parishes of Nossa Senhora de Fátima and

São Sebastião da Pedreira São Sebastião da Pedreira ( English: '' Saint Sebastian of the Quarry'') was a Portuguese parish (''freguesia'') in the municipality of Lisbon. With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the former ''São Sebastião da Pedreira'' parish merged with th ...

Landmarks

* Campo Pequeno Bullring *

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum houses one of the world's most important private art collections. It includes works from Ancient Egypt to the early 20th century, spanning the arts of the Islamic World, China and Japan, as well as the French de ...

* Gulbenkian Park * Hotel Ritz *

Galveias Palace Galveias Palace ( Portuguese: Palácio das Galveias) is a Portuguese palace located in Lisbon, Portugal, in Avenidas Novas freguesia. History The palace dates back to the mid-17th century, when it was built as a country house for the Marquis ...

Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves The Museum-Residence of Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves ( pt, Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves) is a former residential home built in the art nouveau style that has been converted into a museum of nineteenth-century Portuguese painting and of art nou ...

Estufa Fria The Estufa Fria (; lit. "Cold Greenhouse") is a greenhouse with three distinct gardens located in Eduardo VII Park between the streets Alameda Engenheiro Edgar Cardoso and Alameda Cardeal Cerejeira in Lisbon, Portugal. Description Measuring i ...

* Nossa Senhora de Fátima Church * Praça de Espanha * São Bento Arch

References

Parishes of Lisbon 2012 establishments in Portugal {{lisbon-geo-stub