The monument to King Pedro IV () is located in the Liberdade Square in

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The bronze statue on a top of a high column (10 meters) of lioz stone was made of 5 tons of

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by Célestin Anatole Calmels (sculpture) and Joaquim da Costa Lima (architecture). The column features two-sided

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stands which depict the delivery of Pedro’s heart to the representatives of Porto and

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where Pedro IV gave the flag to Tomás de Melo Breyner. These two low-reliefs were originally made of

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, and they have been replaced with bronze duplicates for protection purposes. The

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of Bragança and

have been depicted on the front and back sides of the column and surrounded with

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and bay leaves. The statue was fused in Belgium and it describes Pedro (in a military uniform on horseback) presenting the constitutional charter (on his right hand) to Porto. The monument was inaugurated in October 1866. It has been classified as Property of Public Interest since 1982.

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File:Estatua D Pedro IV c (Porto).JPG, Low-relief displaying landing at Mindelo File:Estatua D Pedro IV d (Porto).JPG, Low-relief displaying the delivery of Pedro’s heart File:Estatua D Pedro IV b (Porto).JPG, Statue of Pedro IV presenting constitutional charter File:Estátua de D. Pedro IV - Porto - detalhe do pedestal 2.jpg, Back side of the

File:Estátua de D. Pedro IV - Porto - detalhe do pedestal 3.jpg, Front side of the

File:ID 73484 etatua D.Pedro IV.jpg, Left side of the Statue of King Pedro IV

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