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Afonso de Albuquerque Square is a public square in the Belém district of the city of Lisbon, Portugal.The square is located in front of Belem Palace, a 17th-18th century palace that nowadays serves as residence for the President of Portugal.

The square is named after the first conqueror of India, Afonso de Albuquerque, and offers the best views of Belem Palace. It has a beautiful monument, in neo-Manueline style, by artists Silva Pinto and Costa Mota tio, inaugurated in 1902. The monument carries a bronze statue of Afonso de Albuquerque and has interesting reliefs about his life.

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