Palácio do Grão-Pará
Palace of the Grand Pará | |
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Palácio do Grão-Pará | |
General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
Location | Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Coordinates | 22°30′28″S 43°10′26″W / 22.50778°S 43.17389°W |
Construction started | 1859 |
Completed | 1861 |
Owner | Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza |
Affiliation | House of Orléans-Braganza |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Theodore Marx |
The Palace of the Grand Pará (
History
Imperial period
Originally built as a guesthouse for the seminarians and priests to the Imperial Court, it became a residence of the Imperial Family. It is located behind the former summer Imperial Palace of Pedro II of Brazil (1840–1889).
The palace was designed by the architect of the Emperor Theodore Marx, with the contribution of de Araújo Porto Alegre. The building has a neoclassical architectural style. Its construction began in 1859 and was completed in 1861.
During the Empire (1822–1889), the palace was intended for the accommodation of councilors and members of representative families, who took turns at the service of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil and his family.
It housed the Court of Justice during the Old Republic. Subsequent to that period, it became, in sequence, the College of Luso-Brazilian (the
Republican period
With the repeal of the ban on Brazilian imperial family in 1921, ownership of the Palace of the Grand Para passed back to the Imperial family, and was used as the residence of the eldest son of
Since 27 December 2007, it has been the residence of Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza, eldest son of Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza; his second son was born in the palace, and his second wife died in residence.
It was registered in 1959 by the Brazilian National Historical and Artistical Heritage Institute.[citation needed]