The Rossio is the popular name for the Dom Pedro IV square, a large rectangular square in the historic Pombaline centre of Lisbon. The square has been the centre of Lisbon since the Middle Ages, where bullfights, celebrations, military parades and executions took place. On the square lies the Dona Maria national theatre, a monument to Dom Pedro, the first ruler of Brazil and a large fountain.
01 Obelisk in Praca dos Restauradores square 02 Obelisk in Praca dos Restauradores square 03 Pensao Imperial pension 04 Teatro Nacional Maria II theatre 05 Teatro Nacional Maria II theatre
06 Rossio square 07 Rossio square
08 Bronze fountain 09 Rossio square and bronze fountain 10 House facades 11 Bronze fountain
12 Bronze fountain 13 Dom Pedro IV monument 14 Statue of Dom Pedro IV monument 15 Statue of Dom Pedro IV monument 16 Coat of arms on Dom Pedro IV monument 17 Drinking water fountain
18 Drinking water fountain 19 Yellow bus 20 Bronze statue 21 Bronze fountain at night 22 Bronze fountain at night
23 Bronze fountain at night 24 Teatro Nacional Maria II theatre at night 25 Teatro Nacional Maria II theatre at night 26 Teatro Nacional Maria II theatre at night
27 Rossio square at night 28 Teatro Nacional and Dom Pedro monument at night 29 Igreja de Sao Domingos church at night
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