Praça do Comércio / Terreiro do Paço
Located in downtown Pombalina, Praça do Comércio, also known as Terreiro do Paço, is an open, pedestrian space, with cafes and outdoor sales outlets. Highlights include the Arc de Triomphe, the equestrian statue of Dom José, by Machado de Castro and inaugurated in 1774, and the beautiful entrance to Lisbon, right in the river front.
Contacts
Praça do Comércio
1100,Lisboa
- Difficult external parking
- Historical streets & Plazas
- Restaurant, Bar/snack-bar, Shop/store
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Characteristics
Monuments near Praça do Comércio / Terreiro do Paço
Arco da Rua Augusta
The Arco do Triunfo is located at the Augusta Street. It is a work from the XVIII century which symbolizes the city recovery after the earthquake in 1755.
Centro Histórico de Lisboa
Go down the Avenida da Liberdade and go to the discovery of the historic center of the city. Here, there are many points of interest. In Restauradores square s…
Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira
Chapel that occupies the ground floor of a three storeys building from the Marquês de Pombal period. On the façade there’s a portal cased with ornamental ashl…
Estátua de Dom José I
At the centre of the Comércio Square is a statue dated from 1833, in bronze, representing Dom José riding his horse, surrounded by stone angels and horses.
Galerias Romanas da Rua da Prata
Estas Galerias Romanas foram descobertas no subsolo da Baixa de Lisboa em 1771, na sequência do Terramoto de 1755, correspondendo a um criptopórtico, solução a…
