Praça de Comèrcio 1
The triumphal arch leads into Rua Augusta and the Baixa, and is decorated with statues of
Vasco de Gama, Marquês de Pombal and others

 

The Praça de Comèrcio at its
most open and vast here


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The whole of the archway, built
by Marquês de Pombal, after
the devastating 1755 earthquake


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Adorning the top...


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1. ?


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2. ?


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3. ?


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4. ?

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Vasco de Gama

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My guess is that this is Pombal


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Turning around 180 degrees and
you will see how close Palace
Square is to the Tagus


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