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3 unusual facts about Belém Palace


Belém Palace

In 1886, new public works were completed under the orders of King Carlos, under the direction of architect Rafael de Silva Castro and decorated by Leandro Braga, Columbano and João Vaz, to be the residence after his marriage with Princess Amélie of Orléans.

After the assassination of President Sidónio Pais in the Rossio railway station, the ex-President's body lay in state in the Sala Luís XV (Luís XV Hall), until its burial.

The Sala Luís XV (Louis XVth Room), also pannelled, is highlighted by a series of paintings surmounted two shields of the House of Braganza and Orléans.



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