Antônio Lemos Palace

It is recorded as the work of José Coelho da Gama e Abreu. It is associated with Brazil. The record gives 1860 as its date of establishment or first appearance. It forms part of executive branch. It is recorded in the collection of Cidade Velha.

• Name — Antônio Lemos Palace • Native Name — Palácio Antônio Lemos • Awards — Property listed by IPHAN, Heritage of Portuguese Influence (database) • Location — Belém, Pará, Brazil • Opened Date — 1806 • Building Type — Palace • Namesake — Antônio Lemos

Initially, it was called Palacete Azul ("Blue Palace"), due to the color of its façade, and was renamed in the 1950s in honor of Antônio Lemos, the capital's intendant in the period 1897–1911, who was responsible for the city's urbanization and modernization process. In 1860, it was designed by José da Gama Abreu, in the late neoclassical style. In 1883 it received an enlargement and modifications by Antonio Landi. Again in 1911, the intendant Antonio Lemos added coverings, furniture, and objects according to European fashion, signed by masters such as Capranesi, De Angelis, and Teodoro Braga, rivaling Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

The palace is protected by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN). In the area, there are other buildings protected as heritage: the Ver-o-Peso Dock, the Clock Square, the Dom Pedro II Square, the Lauro Sodré Palace (Government Palace), and the Solar da Beira.