Rotunda da Boavista
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Coordinates: 41°09′29″N 8°37′45″W / 41.158132°N 8.629149°W Rotunda da Boavista is the nickname for the Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a large roundabout in Porto, Portugal. Its official name honours Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a Portuguese soldier that fought in Africa during XIX century.
A column in the middle of the square (Monumento aos Heróis da Guerra Peninsular) commemorates the victory of the Portuguese against the French troops that occupied Portugal during the Peninsular War (1808-1814). The column, slowly built between 1909 and 1951, is a project by celebrated Porto architect José Marques da Silva and sculptor Alves de Sousa.
The Casa da Música, Porto's modern opera house, is located in the Rotunda da Boavista.
The Rotunda da Boavista has 31416 m² of area and there are eight streets reaching this roundabout:
- Avenida da Boavista
- Rua de Caldas Xavier
- Rua da Meditação
- Rua de Júlio Dinis
- Rua da Boavista
- Rua de Nossa Senhora de Fátima
- Avenida de França
- Rua de Cinco de Outubro
