Correio-Mor Palace
The Palace of the High Courier of Loures (Portuguese: Palácio do Correio-Mor), is a palatial residence in the civil parish of Loures, in the municipality of the same name in the periphery of the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. The imposing Baroque-era residence, is a "U"-shaped layout, consisting of courtyard leading to staircase and two-storey building decorated in azulejos, stucco artistic works and paintings, that was once home to the Counts and Marquesses of Penafiel.
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