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National Palace of Ajuda (Palacio Nacional da Ajuda), Lisbon
Visit the National Palace of Ajuda, in Belém, Lisbon.
National Palace of Ajuda © Miguel Hugo Carriço
Built to replace the “Real Barraca”, a wooden construction, the National Palace of Ajuda was home of king José I and his court, after the earthquake of 1755, for 20 years.
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda © Celestino Manuel
The original plans were by Manuel Caetano de Sousa but in 1802 new plans, by Francisco Xavier Fabri and José da Costa e Silva, introduced neoclassical marks. Due to the France Invasions, between 1809 and 1813, building works on the Palace were interrupted and definitively on 1833 due to political, economical and financial issues.
In the reign of King Luís I important interior rebuilding was undergone, with the technical supervision of the architect Joaquim Possidónio Narciso da Silva.
More information:
Morada:
Largo da Ajuda, Lisboa.
Price:
Individual ticket: 5€.
Monumental Lisbon (Hieronymites Monastery + Belém Tower + Ajuda National Palace): 13€
Schedule:
Thursday to Monday from 10h00 to 18h00.
Closed: Wednesday.
Telephone:
(+351) 213 637 095.
How to get here:
Bus: 714, 729, 742, 760.
Tram: 18.
Train: Belém (Line Cascais)
Recommended Excursions:
Mapa Interactivo:
Lisbon
What to see:
- Monuments
- Parks and Gardens
- Museums
- Viewpoints
- Baixa Pombalina / Rossio:
- Commerce Square
- Rossio Train Station
- Santa Justa Lift
- D. Maria II National Theatre
- Chiado:
- Carmo’s Archaeological Museum
- Chiado Museum
- Bairro Alto:
- São Pedro de Alcântara Viewpoint
- São Roque Museum
- National Museum of Natural History
- Alfama:
- São Jorge Castle
- Lisbon’s Cathedral
- National Pantheon
- Santa Luzia Viewpoint
- Fado Museum
- The Roman Theatre Museum (Museu do Teatro Romano)
- Saint Anthony Museum (Museu Antoniano)
- Nozzles House (Casa dos Bicos)
- Water Museum
- Azulejo (Tile) National Museum
- Museu Escola de Artes Decorativas Portuguesas
- Belém:
- Jerónimos Monastery
- Belem Tower
- Discoveries Pattern
- Carriages National Museum (Museu Nacional dos Coches)
- Calouste Gulbenkian Planetarium
- Berardo Collection Museum
- Belem Cultural Centre
- 25th April Bridge
- Afonso Albuquerque Garden
- Marine Museum
- National Archaeology Museum
- National Ethnology Museum
- National Palace of Ajuda (Palácio Nacional da Ajuda)
- Ajuda Botanic Garden (Jardim Botânico da Ajuda)
- Belém National Palace
- Electricity Museum
- Nations Park (Parque das Nações):
- Lisbon Oceanarium
- Knowledge Pavillion (Pavilhão do Conhecimento)
- Parque das Nações Gardens
- Vasco da Gama Bridge
- other places:
- Lisbon Zoological Garden
- Penha de França Viewpoint
- Bordalo Pinheiro Museum
- Olivais Pedagogical Farm
- Alto da Serafina Recreational Park
- Marquês de Pombal Square
- Palace of São Bento / Parliament
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Building
- Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva Foundation
- City Museum (Museu da Cidade)
- Museum of the Scientific and Cultural Center of Macau
- Oriente Museum
- Music Museum
- Amália Rodrigues Garden
- Cold Greenhouse (Estufa Fria)
- Estrela Basilica
- Estrela Garden (Jardim da Estrela)
- Costumes National Museum (Museu Nacional do Traje)
- Cinema Museum (Cinemateca)
- Ancient Art National Museum (Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga)
- Eduardo VII Park
- Mirador da Graça
- Graça Viewpoint
- Senhora do Monte Viewpoint
- Free Waters Aqueduct
- Campo Pequeno Bullfight Arena
- Dom Afonso Henriques Avenue
- Restauradores Obelisk
- National Theatre Museum
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