Praça de Comèrcio 2
The bronze statue of King José, erected in 1775 by Machado de Castro
(a Portugues sculptor)

 

King José, mounted in the
foreground, with the
triumphal arch beyond


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Full shot of King José


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See how King José and his
stead tramples the snakes
of the earth?


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On the side of the platform,
a man attempts to held the
reign's of this mighty steed...


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..whilst the man below is
trampled horribly!


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But 1 finger and 1 thumb
remain. If you look closely at
his ring finger, you can see
the iron screw that held the
cement pieces together,
protrude out.


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Poor guy never had
a chance.

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The other side of the
platform paints a more
happy and festive occasion,
with an angel, a man, and
an elephant

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The naval aptitude of the
Portuguese empire was
its hallmark


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Everything has a crack, this
one has has a single large one,
the statue above many
smaller cracks.

I did not get her name,
nor did I understand which
language she was speaking.
What does "prevert" mean?


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