Palácio do Povo

Palácio do Povo

The Palácio do Povo (People's Palace), formerly the Palácio do Governador (Governor's Palace) is a building located near a small mountain in east Mindelo in Cape Verde. Its area is by 50 by 100 m and it is imaged on Mindelo Infos. It is the entry faces the street, one of them is Rua Unidade Africana (formerly Rua Lisboa) is located and is located north and eastward.

The building has a beautiful colonial architecture and it features around eight to ten columns. It was constructed with two floors and is well preserved, the ends of the building contains only one floor. It used the building style that is represented from India. Its walls and fences are colored in pink. A flowering garden and a small field surround the building.

Notable art expos that took place was Mitomorfoses (or Mitomorphosis) with art works made by Mito Elias in 1997.

City of Mindelo

Neighbourhoods	Bela Vista Chã de Alecrim City Center Laginha or Lajinha Lazareto (northern part) Ribeira Bote Varzim

Geographic features	Monte Cara Ponta João Ribeiro Morro Branco Porto Grande Bay

Universities and institutions	University of Cape Verde Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde Escola Jorge Barbosa Instituto de Estudos Superiores Isidoro da Graça Mindelo Library

Squares	Praça Nova

Landmarks and tourism	Centro Nacional de Artesanato CV Telecom Museum Mindelo Cathedral Paço do Concelho Palácio do Povo Fortim d'El-Rei Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena Torre de Belém

Culture	Académica do Mindelo Amarantes Batuque FC GS Castilho Corinthians São Vicente FC Derby Falcões do Norte CS Mindelense Ribeira Bote

Media	Artiletra Jornal o Cidadão Rádio Barlavento Rádio Clube do Mindelo Terra Nova

Streets	Avenida 12 de Setembro Avenida Marginal Rua Praia Rua Unidade Africana

History	Claridade

Cape Verde Barlavento São Vicente Mindelo

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

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