Rotunda do Bombeiro, Évora, Portugal
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N 38° 34.425 W 007° 54.050
29S E 595748 N 4270049
A sculpture symbolizing the profile of a safety helmet in the middle of a roundabout.
Waymark Code: WM9BYE
Location: Évora, Portugal
Date Posted: 07/28/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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Firefighters Roundabout
The sculptural piece, authored by Alipio Armindo Pinto, is an expression of Évora's homage to its volunteer firefighters held in 1991.
Built by the City Council at the roundabout near the road to Redondo (one of the first roundabouts to be built in the city) it symbolize's the profile of a safety helmet.

Rotunda do Bombeiro
O conjunto escultórico, da autoria de Armindo Alípio Pinto, é a expressão de uma homenagem da cidade de Évora aos seus bombeiros voluntários, que teve lugar em 1991.
Edificado pela Câmara Municipal na rotunda junto à estrada de Redondo (uma das primeiras rotundas a ser construída na cidade) pretende simbolizar o perfil de um capacete de protecção.

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Memorial Website: [Web Link]

Physical address:
Avenida da Universidade
Avenida de S. João de Deus
Évora, Portugal
7005-469 ÉVORA


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