P52 - Portugal - Lisboa - Commerce Square

Commerce Square, Lisboa, Portugal

Lisbon is the capital and largest city of Portugal. It is also the seat of the district of Lisbon and capital of the Lisbon region. Its municipality, which matches the city proper excluding the larger continuous conurbation, has a municipal population of 564,477 in 84.8 km2 (33 sq mi), while the Lisbon Metropolitan Area in total has around 2.8 million inhabitants, and 3.34 million people live in the broader agglomeration of Lisbon Metropolitan Region (includes cities ranging from Leiria to Setúbal).Due to its economic output, standard of living, and market size, the Grande Lisboa (Greater Lisbon) subregion is considered the second most important financial and economic center of the Iberian Peninsula.The Lisbon region is the wealthiest region in Portugal and well above the European Union's GDP per capita average – it produces 37% of the Portuguese GDP. It is also the political center of the country, as seat of government and residence of the Head of State.

The Praça do Comércio (Commerce Square) is located in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. Situated near the Tagus river, the square is still commonly known as Terreiro do Paço (Palace Square), because it was the location of the Royal Ribeira Palace (Paços da Ribeira) until it was destroyed by the great 1755 Lisbon Earthquake. After the earthquake, the square was completely remodelled as part of the rebuilding of the Pombaline Downtown ordered by the Marquis of Pombal.

The square was named Praça do Comércio, the Square of Commerce, to indicate its new function in the economy of Lisbon. The symmetrical buildings of the square were filled with government bureaus that regulated customs and port activities. The main piece of the ensemble was the equestrian statue of King José I, inaugurated in 1775 in the centre of the square. This bronze statue, the first monumental statue dedicated to a King in Lisbon, was designed by Joaquim Machado de Castro, Portugal's foremost sculptor of the time.

里斯本商业广场是标志性建筑，这里曾是世界上最繁忙的港口和交易中心。

里斯本的商业广场（Praca do Comercio）也称为黑马广场，这是由于广场中间骑着马的约瑟一世雕塑的铜马是黑色的，所以称为黑马广场。黑马广场周边有股市交易中心、邮局和纪念胜利的奥古 斯塔拱门。古老的有轨电车在宽阔的广场两恻穿梭着，成群的鸽子在自由的飞翔。连接商业广场向北的是奥古斯塔文化街。中间的胜利之门，门上肃立着葡萄牙历史上的英雄雕像，并刻有：“荣耀为天赋和勇气加冕”。

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