Praça do Comércio, Arco do Triunfo and statue of D. José I
The Praça do Comércio, also known as Terreiro do Paço, is located in downtown Lisbon. Nowadays the buildings that surround the square house several government ministries except one which is the famous Martinho da Arcada, the oldest café in Lisbon and also one of the famous poet, Fernando Pessoa?s, favourites. The two towers facing south towards the Tagus River look over the noble entrance of Lisbon. It was on the steps of the Cais das Colunas at the front of the square that visiting chiefs of state disembarked.
