
Rotunda
Praça Marquês de Pombal is a major traffic roundabout marking the top end of Lisbon's central thoroughfare, Avenida Liberdade. As such it is often referred to locally as simply 'Rotunda'.
The centre of the plaza is dominated by a statue of Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, better known as the Marquês of Pombal, the Portuguese statesman who led the drive to rebuild the city after it was devastated by a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami on All Saint’s Day in 1755. As well as being the driving force behind the city’s recovery, Pombal, was instrumental in progressing much needed educational, political and agricultural reforms.

A number of the city’s banks and luxury hotels can be found nearby and the plaza has excellent links to the city’s roads and metro system (via the Rotunda station). One the north side of the plaza one finds the well-kept lawns and shrubberies of the Eduardo VII Park, which provides fine views down towards Baixa and the River Tejo beyond.