Palácio do Povo

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 / 16.886472°N 24.986889°W / 16.886472; -24.986889Coordinates: 16°53′11.3″N 24°59′12.8″W / 16.886472°N 24.986889°W / 16.886472; -24.986889
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

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