Palácio da Bemposta
In Palácio da Bemposta—also called the Paço da Rainha—Lisbon once housed one of its most conspicuous royal residences of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The palace was commissioned for Queen Dowager Catherine of Braganza (daughter of D. João IV) after she returned from London to Lisbon; without a home, she bought noble houses and land in the Bemposta area to build. Her architect was João Antunes (1642–1712), brought onto the project in 1702, after work had begun in 1694 with plans that included a chapel under the invocation of Nossa Senhora da Conceição. Catherine was already living there by 1702, and she died 31 December 1705 within these walls. A royal chapel followed on 29 October 1706. Later, the palace became the residence of John VI of Portugal until his death, and after Queen Maria II transferred its title to the Army, it turned into the Portuguese Military Academy. …
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