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The Palmela Palace was built as a summer palace towards the end of the nineteenth century when Cascais became the summer resort of the royal family and, consequently, of the Portuguese court. This was one of the largest houses built by Portuguese nobility in Cascais at that time. It was constructed
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style and uses local stone. The position of the palace next to the sea is well expressed in its profusion of gazebos and bay windows. The plan was asymmetrical; giving the idea of an older house that had been restored and added to rather than a recent construction. In the 1880s, the building was
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restructured by the architect José António Gaspar, with the aim of creating room for a chapel. However, this work was found to be inadequate and the Duke of Palmela then entrusted José Luís Monteiro to do further renovation between 1890 and 1895.
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Under close control of the Duchess, a park was developed in the area around the house, with trees and some small lakes. The park contains a rare Portuguese example of the
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The drawings for the palace were delivered in 1873 and construction work began in that year or in early 1874. Designed by an English architect,
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19th century summer residence in Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal
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in 1874. It is considered to be a major example of the so-called
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on the site of the disused fort of Our Lady of the Conception (
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English Gothic
Cascais
Coordinates
38°42′04.1″N 09°24′48.7″W / 38.701139°N 9.413528°W / 38.701139; -9.413528
Thomas Henry Wyatt
Portuguese
Cascais
Lisbon District
Portugal
Duke
Duchess of Palmela
summer architecture
Portuguese
Thomas Henry Wyatt
English Gothic
Canary Island Pine
Palace of the Dukes of Palmela


"Summer architecture route"



"Palácio Palmela"


"Palmela e a Identidade de Cascais"

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