Tapada da Ajuda is a
green space located in
Lisbon, in the parish of
Alcântara.
It occupies a walled area of one hundred hectares, of free entrance. The main entrance is located on Calçada da Tapada, in the
Ajuda area.
In this space, corresponding to a former royal and confining north to the
Monsanto Forest Park
Monsanto Forest Park ( pt, Parque Florestal de Monsanto) is a municipal protected forest in Lisbon, Portugal, the largest green patch in the city, with almost 1000 ha (10 km2). It offers a well diversified tree-covered area to the Port ...
, there are the
Lisbon Astronomical Observatory, the
Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Instituto Superior de Agronomía (ISA), School of Agronomy – University of Lisbon, is a national and international renowned faculty of excellence for graduate and post-graduate studies in Agronomy, Forestry, Food Science, Landscape Architectu ...
, an Exhibition Pavilion and the playing fields of
Agronomia (
rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
). At the highest point of Tapada, next to the geodesic landmark (134 m altitude), there is a belvedere that offers a vast panorama over the
river Tagus
The Tagus ( ; es, Tajo ; pt, Tejo ; see below) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally west with two main south-westward sections, to e ...
.
In addition, a city from the end of the
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...
has been discovered in the place.
References
External links
Study of the Higher Institute of Agronomy on the Tapada da Ajuda
Lisbon Astronomical Observatory
Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Properties of Public Interest in Portugal
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