Estrela, Lisbon
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Estrela (Portuguese pronunciation: in English.
History
This new parish was created with the 2012 Administrative Reform of
Prazeres.[2]
Landmarks
The parish is the site of the
São Bento Mansion, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Portugal. Further landmarks are the Estrela Basilica, the Convento das Bernardas, the building of the Rua das Janelas Verdes, the Rua do Guarda-Mor
, or the Rua do Sacramento.
Embassies
It also hosts many embassies, in particular, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Finland, Indonesia, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Netherlands, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
- ^ "List of the new parishes of Lisbon" (PDF). Diário de Noticias newspaper (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.