• Ribeira Palace in its mid-18th century Mannerist and Baroque form, only years before its destruction in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
  • To better suit Lisbon for King Philip I’s extravagant court, the King ordered the remodeling and expansion of Ribeira Palace, under the authority of Filipe Terço...
  • Ribeira Palace in its mid-18th century Mannerist and Baroque form, only years before its destruction in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
  • Ribeira Palace (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈbɐjɾɐ]; Portuguese: Paço da Ribeira) was the main residence of the Kings of Portugal, in Lisbon, for around 250 years.
  • The 70,000 volume royal library which was housed in the Ribeira palace was lost as well as hundred works of art.
  • This public elevator leads from the Ribeira to halfway up the slope of Barredo saving a considerable climb.
    • Title: View of the Ribeira Palace in Lisbon, Portugal.
    • Creator: Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg
  • It acquired its current configuration when, in 1498, King D. Manuel I decided to build a new Palace in the Ribeira das Naus area.
  • Ribeira das Naus is a waterfront promenade excelent to walk along the coast and enjoy the sun near the sea.
  • This is where the Royal Ribeira Palace was located before the 1755 Lisbon earthquake destroyed it.