The Brejoeira Palace (
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
: Palácio da Brejoeira) is a
palace
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...
in
Monção
Monção () is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,230, in an area of 211.31 km2.
The current Mayor is the Social Democrat António Barbosa. The municipal holiday is March 12.
Climat ...
, Portugal.
The Palace was constructed in the 18th century according to a project from the architect
Carlos Amarante
Carlos Luís Ferreira da Cruz Amarante (Braga, 1748 - Oporto, 1815) was an important Portuguese engineer and architect.
Amarante's father was musician in the court of the Bishop of Braga. He began pursuing an ecclesiastical career, but left th ...
.
It has been classified by
IPPARPortuguese institute for architectural heritage
since 1910.
The palace opened for the public in 2010.
References
Palaces in Portugal
Buildings and structures in Monção
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