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Palácio Nacional da Ajuda

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Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Phone:
+351 21 363 7095

Hours:
Sunday10am - 6pm
Monday10am - 6pm
Tuesday10am - 6pm
WednesdayClosed
Thursday10am - 6pm
Friday10am - 6pm
Saturday10am - 6pm


The Palace of Ajuda is a neoclassical monument in the civil parish of Ajuda in the city of Lisbon, central Portugal. Built on the site of a temporary wooden building constructed to house the Royal family after the 1755 earthquake and tsunami, it was originally begun by architect Manuel Caetano de Sousa, who planned a late Baroque-Rococo building. Later, it was entrusted to José da Costa e Silva and Francisco Xavier Fabri, who planned a magnificent building in the modern neoclassical style. Over time, the project underwent several periods when the construction was stopped or slowed down due to financial constraints or political conflicts. When the Royal Family had to flee to Brazil , following the invasion of Portugal by French troops, the work proceeded very slowly with Fabri taking charge of the project, later followed by António Francisco Rosa. Lack of financial resources would also result in the scaling down of the project. The construction of the Ajuda Palace, which began in 1796 and lasted until the late 19th century, was a project plagued by various political, economic and artistic/architectural problems. It was invaded by Napoleon's troops in 1807, and discontinued by Liberal forces who imposed a constitutional monarchy that reduced the power of the royal family. Artistically, it was a convergence of the Baroque styles from Mafra, very connected to regal authority, with the birth of the Neoclassic style from Italy. Further interruptions occurred, due to a lack of funds, political sanctions or disconnection between the workers and the authorities responsible for the project. The project was modified several times, but was generally authored by Manuel Caetano de Sousa and, later, Costa e Silva and Fabri, both of them Bolognese architects whose tastes crossed the architectural spectrum, but in which Neoclassicism predominated.When the palace finally became a permanent residence of the royal family during the reign of King Luis I and his wife, Maria Pia of Savoy, their architect, Possidónio da Silva, introduced many aesthetic changes and turned one of the lateral façades into the main one.
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