| Commerce Square Praça do Comércio is also known as Terreiro do Paço (Palace Square) and is often called "Black Horse Square" by the English. This is one of the most majestic squares of Lisbon and was once the main maritime entrance to Lisbon. Commerce Square: the view from the ferry sailing from the Cais do Sodre to the other side of the Tagus The name Palace Square is clearly a reference to the Palace that was located here for 400 years, until the 1755 earthquake that almost completely destroyed it.
Commerce Square: Lisbon's monumental riverside square Commerce Square |
On the north side is a triumphal arch that leads to Rua Augusta and one of the city’s legendary cafes, Café Martinho da Arcada (Lisbon’s oldest café). In the center of the square is a statue of King Jose I showing him on horseback, wearing his emperor’s mantle, and measuring 14 meters in height counting from the pedestal.
The spacious arcaded buildings extended around three sides of the square are now occupied by government administrative offices and some restaurants.
There have been plans to pedestrianize the area all the way to the river, sinking road traffic into a tunnel, freeing this elegant space to host cultural functions. The government offices now housed in the buildings surrounding the square would move to a new location, restaurants with outdoor tables and a modern museum dedicated to the Age of Discovery would replace them.
Tram: 15,18 Bus: 2,14,40,46 |
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