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Statue of Glory holding laurels over Valor and Genius, detail of the gate of Praca do Comercio square, Lisbon #127456996
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Allegorical statue of Glory holding laurels over Valor and Genius detail of the gate at Praca do Comercio square, Lisbon, Portugal. The inscription reads: VIRTUTIBUS MAIORUM UT SIT OMNIBUS DOCUMENTO. P.P.D.` Depending on how you like your Latin, it may mean `To the virtues of the greater ones i.e. our ancestors who taught us everything.` P.P.D. is a standard abbreviation for Pecuinia Posuit Dedicavit, or `paid for at public expense.`
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