April 25th Bridge, spanning the Tagus River, is a landmark building in Lisbon, Portugal.
Explanation of the name.
When we first entered Lisbon, the car passed a bridge, and the tour guide said softly: April 25th Bridge has arrived...
After being surprised, I realized that this bridge was built in 1966 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the then Prime Minister Salazar's rule in Portugal and was named Salazar Bridge; on April 25, 1974, Portugal's "Lilac Revolution" overthrew Salazar's dictatorship and established a democratic regime; to commemorate this historical moment, the bridge was renamed "April 25th Bridge".
View the bridge.
The shape of the twin-tower suspension bridge, the semi-circular arc-shaped steel cable group, the orange-red bridge body... the same appearance, is called the sister bridge of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge.
It is used for both road and rail, with a span of 1,012 meters and a total length of 2,277 meters. It is not only the north-south traffic artery of Lisbon, but also like a rainbow flying across the Tagus River, becoming a landmark landscape of Lisbon.
Tips: On the south bank of the bridge is another landmark building in Lisbon - the top of Mount Almada. The large statue of Jesus, with a total height of 110 meters including the statue and base, opens its huge hands and overlooks the beautiful Lisbon.