Raio Palace
The Palace of Raio is a Baroque era residence in the urbanized area of the municipality of Braga, in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro. It is an example of the late Baroque, early Rococo style of decoration by Portuguese architect André Soares, notable for his influence in the northern Baroque movement.- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of around 180 metres (600 feet)
- …is also known as “Centro Interpretativo Memórias da Misericórdia de Braga”
- …dates from 1955
- Description: building in Braga, Braga District, Portugal
- Address: Rua do Raio, Braga, 4700-920
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fountain of the Idol and Theatre Circo.
Fountain of the Idol
Museum
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Theatre Circo
Theater building
The Theatre Circo is a 20th-century, Portuguese… Theatre Circo is situated 150 metres north of Raio Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São João do Souto and Sé.
São João do Souto
Suburb
Braga is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal.
Sé
Suburb
Braga is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal.
São Vicente
Suburb
São Vicente is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the municipality of Braga.
Raio Palace
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Latitude
41.54834° or 41° 32′ 54″ north
Longitude
-8.42271° or 8° 25′ 22″ west
Open location code
8CHHGHXG+8W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Raio Palace” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Palaciu Raio”
- Basque: “Raio jauregia”
- Chinese: “拉里奧宮”
- French: “Palais de Raio”
- French: “Palais du mexicain”
- French: “palais du Raio”
- Italian: “Palazzo Raio”
- Portuguese: “Casa do Mexicano”
- Portuguese: “Casa do Raio”
- Portuguese: “Palácio do Raio”
- Spanish: “Casa do Raio”
- Ukrainian: “Палац Райю”
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