Praca do Comercio (Terreiro do Paco)

Commercial Square is one of the more important squares in Lisbon, adjacent to the Tejo River, also known as Palace Square, where the Rivera Palace, which was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake, was once located. The commercial square is known as one of the most beautiful squares in Europe. It is surrounded by the municipal building on three sides, and in the middle stands the equestrian statue of Dom Jose I, because the horse body sculpture is all black. From the beginning of the 16th century, due to the construction of the Rivera Palace, the area was further developed with ports and shipbuilding facilities, the Casa da India and others that managed Portugal and other European countries and Africa, etc., where important institutional buildings of the time were located. around the square.