Praça Luís de Camões

Praça Luís de Camões
Praça António Lereno, Pracinha da Escola Grande
NamesakeLuís de Camões
LocationPraia, Cape Verde
Coordinates14°55′10″N 23°30′26″W / 14.9195°N 23.5073°W / 14.9195; -23.5073

Praça Luís de Camões (also known as Praça António Lereno, formerly Pracinha da Escola Grande) is the second main square of the capital city of Praia, Cape Verde.[1] It is located between Rua Serpa Pinto and Avenida Andrade Corvo in the eastern part of the Plateau, the historical city centre of Praia.[2] The square is named after the 16th century Portuguese writer Luís de Camões.

Notable buildings and structures on the square:[2]

  • monument to the physician António Lereno (1850-1916)
  • the former Escola Grande (primary school), built in 1877
  • the former public library, currently housing the rectorate of the University of Cape Verde

References

  1. ^ Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município da Praia, Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 39-40
  2. ^ a b Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia, Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, p. 374-396
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