Palácio do Povo

Palácio do Povo
General information
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Address	Rua Baltasar Lopes da Silva Rua Franz Fanon
Town or city	Mindelo
Country	Cape Verde
Coordinates	16°53′11.3″N 24°59′12.8″W
Construction started	1858
Completed	1934
Technical details
Floor count	2

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

• List of buildings and structures in São Vicente, Cape Verde

References

1. Revitalização como mecánismo de protecção do património arquitectónico: uma proposta para Mindelo, Valdemar Jorge de Almeida Fortes Martins, 2014, p. 30-31
2. 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)