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The Rossio [ʁuˈsi.u] is the popular name of the King Pedro IV Square ( Portuguese: Praça de D. Pedro IV) in the city of Lisbon, in Portugal. It is located in the Pombaline Downtown of Lisbon and has been one of its main squares since the Middle Ages.
Rossio Square, in the heart of downtown Lisbon. The official name is Dom Pedro IV Square, but everyone knows it as Rossio. It marks the very center of the city, a lively place at any time of the day, with a wave-patterned pavement originally created in 1848, which has been reproduced throughout Portugal, in Rio de Janeiro and Macau.
Rossio is Lisbon's most central station. The neo-Manueline (Portuguese Gothic Revival) architecture of this station makes it one of Lisbon’s most striking monuments. It faces the northwest corner of Rossio Square, which it was named after, and is the station for the suburban trains to Sintra.
Rossio Square or Praça do Rossio, officially called Praça de D. Pedro IV, is Lisbon’s nerve centre. The square is situated in the city’s Baixa neighbourhood, on the northern end of Rua Augusta, very close to Restauradores Square.
Rossio Square (Praça Dom Pedro IV) is famous for the black and white cobblestones (Calçada Portuguesa) shaped like waves. The cobblestones were installed here in the 19th century, and the pattern has been replicated and can also be found in Rio de Janeiro and other former Portuguese colonies.
Rossio is the most central square in Portuguese capital. It's official name is King Dom Pedro IV square, whose tall obelisk statue is in the middle. Two beautiful fountains adorn it on both, north and southern side from the statue, along with the National Theater on the northern side as well.
Mar 6, 2024 · Rossio Square is the place you’re going to cross at least twice a day regardless of your Lisbon itineraries. Even though the official name of this place is King Pedro IV Square (or Praça Dom Pedro IV, in Portuguese), everybody knows it and refers to it as Rossio, or Praça do Rossio.
