Square of Commerce of Lisbon Photo

Photographer’s Note

Praca do Comercio in the city of Lisbon (Lisboa). On November 1, 1755, during the reign of King José I, a great earthquake followed by a tsunami and fire destroyed most of Lisbon, including the Ribeira Palace and other buildings by the river. José I's Prime Minister, the Marquis of Pombal, coordinated a massive rebuilding effort in the enlightened spirit of the time. The Royal Palace was not to be rebuilt, and the square was given a regular, rational arrangement in line with the reconstruction of the new Pombaline Downtown, the Baixa. The large square (170 m by 170m) in front of the Ribeira Palace, called Terreiro do Paço (Palace Square), was rebuilt following the symmetrical design of Portuguese architect Eugénio dos Santos. He designed a large, rectangular square in the shape of an "U", open towards the Tagus river. 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.
This picture was scanned from Kodak negative (1999).

snunney, jjanczyk, vasilpro, besnard, John_F_Kennedy, swiatopelk777, BeBeHooker, leonorkuhn, saxo042, JanD, Ola_Kwiatek, Jonathan_Tree, LeeLoo, Amaz has marked this note useful

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Budapestman (43238) 2009-08-10 0:35

Hi Mikolaj,
a very spectacular photo of this amazing place, the panoramic composition is effective, beautiful details and colours, superb shot, Tfs! Have a nice week!
George

serp2000 (9775) 2009-08-10 0:48

Witaj,Mikolaj,
excellent! fine composition with so dramatic sky.good note! pozdrawiam!have a nice week!
Serghei

mesutilgim (37555) 2009-08-10 0:50

Hi Mikolaj,
Very nice pov with the waterside in front of the scene. And perfect idea to leave almost 3/2 of the space for this nice cloudy sky.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

snunney (35808) 2009-08-10 0:56

Hello Mikolaj,
A splendid panorama of this magnificent square. Well chosen point of view to encompass as much as possible. Good light and colours, excellent sharpness.

jasmis (51283) 2009-08-10 1:00

Dramatyczne niebo. Fajny panoramiczny kadr.
Pozdrawiam.

vasilpro (9767) 2009-08-10 1:56

Hello Mikolaj,
Beautiful panoramic view with very nice atmosphere. A well done scanned photo.
Regards, Vasilis.

besnard (31316) 2009-08-10 2:17

Bonjour Mikolaj
Un bon scan de cette place aux contructions élégantes et colorées. C'est bien cadré.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

John_F_Kennedy (32308) 2009-08-10 2:36

Hello Mikolaj,
Excellent work. The composition is great and I like a lot the view and the low POV. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

swiatopelk777 (9768) 2009-08-10 2:52

Cze Mikolaj!
Fajny widoczek, pieknie polozony plac, nad sama rzeka. Fajne kolorki. Zdjecie sprzed dekady, a prezentuje sie calkiem zachecajaco.
Pozdro!

BeBeHooker (6226) 2009-08-10 5:14

Serwus Mikolaj!
Piekny, ogromny plac, coz Portugalia byla panstwem kolonialnym, wiec nic dziwnego, ze sobie budowala takie wspaniale place i palace. Ladne chmurki.
Siema!

leonorkuhn (14351) 2009-08-10 8:21

Hi Mikolaj,

You captured this square from the water! Very good POV, I like the symmetry.
Very good quality for a scanned photo.

Greetings
Leonor

saxo042 (16554) 2009-08-10 9:42

Hi Mikolaj,
A very good way to show this square, the high sky emphesizes the grandness of the architecture here. This is really a beautiful city!
Kind regards
Gunnar

JanD (15251) 2009-08-10 10:17

Czolem Mikolaj!
Nie ma co, pelen architektonicznego rozmachu jest ten Plac Handlowy, chociaz handlu to tu raczej nie widac. Niezly skan, dobre kolory, chyba nie przelamane. Dobra kompozycja, swietne wysokie niebo.
Pozdrawiam.

darek1978 (11683) 2009-08-10 11:27

Witaj Mikolaju,
Piekny kawal architektury dzisiaj nam tu fundujesz. Podoba mi sie rowniez bardzo ciekawy podzial w kadrze i fantastyczne, chmurzaste niebo ktoro jest tu doskonalym dopelnieniem.
Pozdrawiam,
D.

Ola_Kwiatek (2974) 2009-08-10 12:04

Superancka fotografijka, fajnie wykonany skan, szumu troche jest, ale mysle, ze szum w tym przypadku dodaje fotce smaczku. Fajne zywe kolorki, dobrze nasycone.
3maj sie

Fis2 (46681) 2009-08-10 13:26

Witaj Mikolaj!
Dzis mamy ciekawy obiekt.
Super jest ta brama.
Ladny kadr i ciekawe swiatlo.
Ma zdjecie swoj klimat.
Szacuneczek!
Krzysztof

mkamionka (5028) 2009-08-10 14:02

Czesc Mikolaj,
moja kolezanka z Portugali wlasnie mi dzisiaj powiedziala ze tenze plac jest zamkniety pod renowacje wiec nie bede mial sznsy go zobaczyc...
Innymi slowy -szczegolne dzieki ze moge go zobaczyc na Twojej pocztowce,
Interesujaca kompozycja.
Pozdrawiam,
M

AKITA (5677) 2009-08-10 19:56

dear Mikolaj Kawa,
beautiful building and impressive sky make splendid view.
this color contrast between yellow of the wall and blue of the sky is very nice to show us ambience of the wide space there.
thank you for your excellent shot,
Akihisa

Jonathan_Tree (4957) 2009-08-10 23:20

Witaj Mikolaju!
Gdybys cial bardziej panoramicznie, stracilbys niebo, wiec chyba jest do dobre ujecie. Ladne kolory tez robia swoje, nie mowiac juz o architekturze.
Serdecznosci!

Graal (59090) 2009-08-10 23:35

Czesc,
kolejny ladny obiekt ze stolicy. Troche ciemnawo ale miejsce dostojne z ta architektura.
Pozdr. Al.

danyy (69903) 2009-08-10 23:35

Bonjour Mikolaj,
une vie de Lisbonne qu'on montre un peu moins et pourtant, ces immeubles sont magnifiques.
Excellent POV de puis le 'large' et un ciel superbe.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

LeeLoo (5236) 2009-08-11 6:26

Dear Mikolaj Kawa!
Amazing Praca do Cemrcio!
Very fine point of view.
From boat?
Nice colors.
Very nice sky and clouds.
Good shot.
TFS!

Amaz (7868) 2009-08-18 0:44

Excellente composition , Mikolaj!!!
Superb perspective and excellent POV!!
You shall taken this picture fromj the boad or from the ship!!!

Extraordinary work!!!

My congrats!!