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Entrecampos Square

Alvalade · Squares, Streets & Bridges

Praça de Entrecampos is a plaza in the Alvalade neighbourhood of Lisbon, with the adjoining Túnel de Entrecampos listed at the address 1700-086, Lisboa. Its name means "between the fields" in Portuguese, because it lies between Campo Grande, the "large field", and Campo Pequeno, the "small field". The Portuguese-language entry notes that the name is unofficial: the square belongs to Campo Grande, in the parish of Alvalade, and forms its southern end. Earlier it was called Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque. At the centre of the plaza stands Lisbon's Monument to the Heroes of the Peninsular War (Monumento aos Heróis da Guerra Peninsular). Three major avenues begin here: Avenida da República heads south, Avenida dos Estados Unidos da América east, and Avenida das Forças Armadas west. To the north lies a garden of fair size, known as Campo Grande and officially as Jardim Mário Soares, flanked by two roads that link the square with the northern part of the city. The square has a station on the Lisbon Metro's Yellow Line (Linha Amarela), spelled as two words, Entre Campos, while the CP railway station is written as one word, Entrecampos. Alfa Pendular and suburban lines serve the railway station, so the place works as a point for changing between metro and train. Pedestrian passages run underground between the stations; keep belongings secure, and follow the signs so you do not come out on the wrong side of the multi-lane avenues. Crossings around the roundabout are wide, but vehicles move aggressively, so wait for the digital pedestrian signals. Next to the University of Lisbon campus, a mixed-use development rose on land left vacant when the city's wholesale market relocated. The project description calls it the largest scheme of urban regeneration now in development in Lisbon since Expo '98. The 650 apartments, from studios to three-bedroom units, were allotted to citizens under 40 by public raffle, and 10,000 people applied for the first 300 units. The Art Forum, the city's new contemporary art centre, fronts the open square, which hosts restaurants, cafés, shops, an outdoor cinema, a flea market and book fairs. The site lies at a junction of Avenida das Forças Armadas and Avenida Álvaro Pais. Inner streets are for pedestrians only, with cars kept to the outer perimeter. The immediate square is described as corporate and transit-heavy, but a short walk north toward Campo Grande or east toward Avenida dos Estados Unidos leads to local cafés, pastry shops (pastelarias) and restaurants.

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