The Palácio do Povo (People's Palace), formerly the Palácio do Governo (Government Palace), is a public building in the city centre of
in
Cape Verde
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. It is situated at the eastern end of
Rua Libertadores de África
Rua Libertadores de África (Portuguese for "street of the Liberators of Africa") is one of the main streets in the city centre of Mindelo, Cape Verde It was formerly called Rua Lisboa ("Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and large ...
(formerly Rua Lisboa).
[Revitalização como mecánismo de protecção do património arquitectónico: uma proposta para Mindelo]
Valdemar Jorge de Almeida Fortes Martins, 2014, p. 30-31
It was built in 1874, when there were plans to move the capital of Cape Verde to Mindelo. Originally with only one floor, it was expanded with a second floor between 1928 and 1934.
[Génese e desenvolvimento da cidade do Mindelo: a preservação de uma identidade]
Fred Yanick Fonseca Delgado, 2016, p. 126 Since independence (1975), it is called ''Palácio do Povo''.
[ It currently houses a ]Carnival
Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typi ...
museum.[
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See also
*List of buildings and structures in São Vicente, Cape Verde
This is a list of buildings and structures in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde.
Mindelo
* Centro Nacional de Artesanato e Design
* Liceu Velho
* Liceu Ludgero Lima
* Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Light, Mindelo
* Paços do Concelho
* ...
References
External links
Palácio do Governo
- HPIP
Buildings and structures in Mindelo
Portuguese colonial architecture in Cape Verde
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