2025/06/13 by Ana Duarte Rodrigues · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Arts and Humanities · Environmental Science · #Landscape and Cultural Studies #Urban Agriculture and Sustainability #Urban Green Space and Health
paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/s0963926825000240
openalex publication_date 2025/06/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
Abstract The making of the Passeio Público, Lisbon’s first public garden, is filled with contradictions, advances and setbacks. By looking at the long-term history of this green infrastructure, from its inception in 1764 until the inauguration of the boulevard built on its footprint in 1886, and considering the various technical-scientific, artistic, economic, social and political factors, this article demonstrates that the so-called public garden of the ancién régime was in fact made by the Liberals. Political issues and the Liberals’ narration of events were primarily responsible for the disappearance of the Passeio Público.