Portuguese Royal Residences

[ipflo]

hi,

I am wondering does any know where I can find information on the Paco da Ribeira (the river palace) in Lisbon, the old royal palace built by king Manuel I around 1500 and destroyed by the earthquake of 1755?

Thx in advance,

ipflo

[Grand_Duke]

I will try fo find something but I don't promise...
And I don't have much time...
But I will leave a picture of Paço da Ribeira at 17th century:

[Torden]

Could you please repost this picture? I will be most grateful really

[bell_the_cat]

After the earthquake, the royal family lived in tents for several years (!), as the king was afraid of living in buildings after the terrible catastrophe. They were quite luxurious tents though.

Marie Antoinette was born on the day of the earthquake. As the King and Queen of Portugal were her godparents, this was seen (correctly) as a bad omen.

[Grand_Duke]

IT WAS 250 YEARS AGO!!!

The 1755 Lisbon earthquake took place on November 1, 1755, at 9:20 in the morning.
It was one of the most destructive and deadly earthquakes in history, killing between 60,000 and 100,000 people.
The quake was followed by a tsunami and fire, resulting in the near total destruction of Lisbon.

Remember...

[ipflo]

[Grand_Duke]

Paço da Ribeira 17th century

[ipflo]

I was wondering does some one know where I can find some plans of Lisbon around 1700 - 1740. I would like to find out how large the palace was, and how it fitted into the city.

thx

ipflo

[Grand_Duke]

See the following link:

Ribeira Palace, with lots of informations! 

[ipflo]

I have found the photo album of the municipal archive of Lisbon, here you can really find a lot of pictures of the Ribeira palace.

http://arquivomunicipal.cm-lisboa.pt/X-arqWeb/(josxzdnrvces1055w5kyka45)/SearchWrapperOnline.aspx?search=terreiro%20do%20pa%c3%a7o&type=PCD&mode=1&page=0&submode=0&res=0

[dmitri]

I think my favourite Portuguese Royal Residence is the Palacio de la Pena high up in the hills above Sintra. It feels like King Carlos and Queen Amalie have just slipped out into the garden. The views from the terraces are superb. Of course I also like the Ajuda Palace which has so much feeling of Queen Maria Pia.

[YaBB_Jose]

Palácio DA Pena (not de la Pena  ) is one of "our" national ex-libris.
When the election of the World 7 Wonders took place last July in Portugal, we voted our own 7 Wonders.
Palácio da Pena was of course one of the choosen

http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/_tourism/costadelisboa/sintra/palpena.html

BTW We call the Queen "Amélia" after her neme in french: Amélie, not Amalie...

[duchesse de Chartres]

NO! LOL
its all about Queluz <3

[Sara Araújo]

I've had the pleasure to visit both the Pena and the Ajuda Palace this month and, although the outside and landscapes in the Pena Palace are definitely something wonderful, I think the Ajuda Palace has a more "royal" feeling about it. There are pictures and portraits everywhere and the rooms are in a perfect state of conservation. The throne room is something out of this world.