Historic halls
Furniture and ornament.
Socorrosimonetti — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Socorrosimonetti — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Roberto de vasconcel… — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Celso Abreu from Belém, Brasil — CC BY 2.0 · José Joaquim Codina (18th century) — Public domain
The Lauro Sodré Palace, also known as the Government Palace, is a public building and palace in Belém's old town, now home to the Pará State Museum. It was designed in the 18th century by the Bolognese architect Antonio Landi, the Portuguese crown's engineer, in the classical Italian style, at the request of the governor of Grão-Pará, as the seat of Portuguese government and the palace of the governors of the State of Grão-Pará and Maranhão. It is also called the «King's Palace», after old rumours that it was built to house King Joseph I and the royal family. The palace is a fine example of the work of Landi, the architect who left his mark on old Belém's churches and palaces, with its symmetrical façade and broad, ornate halls. As the Pará State Museum it hosts visual arts exhibitions and light projections on its façade and shows its historic halls and furniture. It usually opens Tuesday to Sunday for a small fee, with free entry on certain days, so check times, and pair it with the neighbouring Antônio Lemos Palace and the Ver-o-Peso market.
Furniture and ornament.
Italian style.
Near Ver-o-Peso.
Praça Dom Pedro II, Cidade Velha, Belém
Palácio Antônio Lemos (Belém Art Museum)The Antônio Lemos Palace, first known as the «Blue Palace» for the colour of its1 minute walk4.8
Praça do Relógio (Belém)The Clock Square, officially Praça Siqueira Campos, is a small square on the Ver3 minutes walk4.1
Forte do PresépioThe Forte do Presépio, later called the Forte do Castelo, was built in 1616 by F4 minutes walk4.6
Casa das Onze JanelasThe House of the Eleven Windows is an 18th-century mansion in Belém's original c4 minutes walk4.8
Ver-o-Peso MarketVer-o-Peso is the most famous market of the Amazon and one of Brazil's oldest, o5 minutes walk4.5The Pará State Museum, with its historic halls and visual arts exhibitions.