Rossio Square
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![Drawing of the area around the Rossio from a 16th-century map. The square, in the middle of the image, is limited by the Estaús Palace (upper left corner of the square) and the large All-Saints Hospital (right side).](/Images/godic/202502/08/Rossio-Braun-15980156.jpg")
![A view of the Rossio in the first half of the 18th century, appearing as it did before the earthquake struck.](/Images/godic/202502/08/Rossio_e_Castelo_de_S._Jorge_antes_do_Terramoto_de_17550156.png")
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Rossio Square is the popular name of the 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. 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.