Praça do Comércio
Lisbon
The Praça do Comércio is a large, harbour-facing plaza in Portugal's capital, Lisbon, and is one of the largest in Portugal, with an area of 175 by 175 m (574 by 574 ft), that is, 30,600 m2.
Facing the Tagus to the South, the plaza is still commonly known in Portuguese as Terreiro do Paço, as it hosted the Paço da Ribeira until the latter was destroyed by the great 1755 Lisbon earthquake (the subway station located there is still named after the old name of the plaza).
Photo: Simão de Miranda (Public domain); Dirk Stoop (Public domain); Peter K Burian (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Facing the Tagus to the South, the plaza is still commonly known in Portuguese as Terreiro do Paço, as it hosted the Paço da Ribeira until the latter was destroyed by the great 1755 Lisbon earthquake (the subway station located there is still named after the old name of the plaza).
Photo: Simão de Miranda (Public domain); Dirk Stoop (Public domain); Peter K Burian (CC BY-SA 4.0)