Square · medieval / 1755+
Rossio Square
Rossio / Praça de D. Pedro IV
Workers lay the black-and-white wave pavement 'Mar Largo' across Lisbon's oldest main square.
Stories
Rebuilt after the earthquake after 1755
Rossio is rebuilt in the Pombaline plan after the 1755 earthquake.
Lisbon earthquake, tsunami and fires of 1755 1 November 1755 (All Saints' Day)
Earthquake, then tsunami and fires destroy the lower town; Pombal rebuilds the Baixa on a plan. Anchor theme tag earthquake-1755.
The wave pavement 1840s
Workers lay the black-and-white wave pavement 'Mar Largo' across Lisbon's oldest main square.
Protected as Pombaline Lisbon 2012
Portaria 740-DV/2012 protects Lisboa Pombalina, including Rossio, as a Conjunto de Interesse Público.