The Rossio is the popular name of the King Pedro IV Square 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. It has been the setting of popular revolts and celebrations, bullfights and executions, and is now a preferred meeting place of Lisbon natives and tourists alike.
View of the Column of Pedro IV and the D. Maria II National Theatre
Panoramic view in 2019
Rossio Square in June 1968, with a TAP billboard in the background at night
The south fountain
Hospital Real de Todos-os-Santos
The Hospital Real de Todos-os-Santos was a major hospital in Lisbon, Portugal. The hospital was built between 1492 and 1504 and was destroyed in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, along with most of the city. It was never fully rebuilt and was finally demolished in 1775.
16th-century drawing of Rossio square. The All-Saints Royal Hospital is the large building at the right side of the square