Tiradentes Palace - ALERJ

The site where the Tiradentes Palace is today is a historic place that has – since the time of Brazil Cologne – much of the national political memory. The first building built there dates back to 1640 and served to house the first three elected councilors. On the lower floor was the chain of the city that became known as the “Old Cathedral”. It was there where Ensign Joaquim José da Silva Xavier – Tiradentes was imprisoned for three days before being hanged on April 21, 1792. In 1922, already in a precarious situation, the building was demolished to give place to the great palace, whose architecture would remind much of the Grand Palais de Paris. Designed in eclectic style by Archimedes Memória and Francisco Couchet the Tiradentes Palace was inaugurated on May 6, 1926. The building impresses by its six columns, each 12 meters high. Walking through the corridors, the visitor finds a noble hall, library, panels, paintings, sculptures, the plenary Barbosa Lima Sobrinho and the Tim Lopes Press Room, which are open to public visitation.

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