Galveias Palace

38°44′29.2″N 9°8′37.2″W

Galveias Palace
Native name Palácio Galveias (Portuguese)
Galveias Palace
Location	Lisbon, Portugal
Portuguese National Monument
Official name	Quinta do General e Respectivo Jardim
Type	Property of Interest
Location of Galveias Palace in Portugal

Galveias Palace (Portuguese: Palácio das Galveias) is a Portuguese palace located in Lisbon, Portugal, in Avenidas Novas freguesia.

History

The palace dates back to the mid-17th century, when it was built as a country house for the Marquis of Távora. In 1759, due to the Távora affair, the entire Távora family was executed and the palace was confiscated by the Crown.

The name of the palace comes from its acquisition, in 1801, by D. João de Almeida de Melo e Castro, 5th Count of Galveias.

In 1928, the palace came into possession of the Lisbon Municipal Chamber, who installed there one of the city's earliest municipal libraries.

The palace is famous for being a good example of a 17th-century Portuguese nobleman's house, with the typical U-shaped layout.

Sources

• Galeria do Palácio Galveias (In Portuguese)
• Biblioteca Municipal Central – Palácio Galveias (In Portuguese) Archived 23 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Palácio das Galveias (In Portuguese)