#Éden Cinema by Cassiano Branco

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Restauradores Square, Lisbon (No. 1)

The square is dedicated to the restoration of the independence of Portugal in 1640, after 60 years of Spanish domination. The obelisk in the middle of the square, inaugurated in 1886, carries the names and dates of the battles fought during the Portuguese Restoration War, in 1640.

The Monument to the Restorers is located in the center of the square.

The rectangular square is surrounded by 19th and early 20th century buildings. The most remarkable are the Palácio Foz, a palace built between the 18th and 19th centuries and boasting magnificently decorated interiors, and the old Éden Cinema (now a hotel), with a beautiful Art Deco façade dating from the 1930s, a work by architect Cassiano Branco.

Also notable is the old Condes Cinema, built in 1950 by architect Raul Tojal in Modernist style. It now hosts the Hard Rock Cafe of Lisbon.

Source: Wikipedia    

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<strong>Cinema Éden, Lisboa, Portugal <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/biblarte/">by Biblioteca de Arte / Art Library Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian</a></strong>

Montra com peças de vestuário no Cinema Éden, Lisboa. Projecto dos arquitectos Cassiano Branco (1897-1970) e Carlos Florêncio Dias. Data da inauguração 1937.

Fotógrafo: Mário Novais (1899-1967). Fotografia sem data.