Palácio do Povo

16°53′11.3″N 24°59′12.8″W / 16.886472°N 24.986889°W / 16.886472; -24.986889Construction started1858Completed1934Technical detailsFloor count2

The Palácio do Povo (People's Palace), formerly the Palácio do Governo (Government Palace), is a public building in the city centre of Mindelo in Cape Verde. It is situated at the eastern end of Rua Libertadores de África (formerly Rua Lisboa).[1] 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.[2] Since independence (1975), it is called Palácio do Povo.[1] It currently houses a Carnival museum.[2]

Palácio do Governo in 1942

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Revitalização como mecánismo de protecção do património arquitectónico: uma proposta para Mindelo, Valdemar Jorge de Almeida Fortes Martins, 2014, p. 30-31
  2. ^ a b Génese e desenvolvimento da cidade do Mindelo: a preservação de uma identidade, Fred Yanick Fonseca Delgado, 2016, p. 126

External links

  • Palácio do Governo - HPIP (in Portuguese)
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