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Praça do Comércio
The great riverside square of the rebuilt Baixa, entered through a triumphal arch you can climb.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free; paid for the arch
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Praça do Comércio, 1100-148 LisbonDirections
- Getting There
- Terreiro do Paço station (Metro blue line).
Why Go
The royal palace stood here until the 1755 earthquake, and the square was rebuilt with yellow arcades open to the Tagus. The Rua Augusta Arch leads into the Baixa's grid of streets.
A lift climbs the arch to a terrace over the square.
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