São Bento Palace
Estrela, Portugal
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
São Bento Palace in Lisbon's Estrela district is the seat of the Assembly of the Republic, Portugal's parliament, and has housed national parliaments since 1834. Begun in 1598 as a Benedictine monastery, it was damaged in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and became national property when monasteries were dissolved in 1834. A major fire in 1895 led to changes that produced its current façade. The building is a National Monument of Portugal, and the Prime Minister's official residence lies within its grounds.
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- Built
- Type
- palace, monastery, cultural heritage
- Heritage
- National Monument of Portugal
- Place
- Estrela, Portugal
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