Paço de São Cristóvão
| Paço de São Cristóvão | |
|---|---|
The building on 3 September 2018, the day after the fire | |
| Alternative names | Museu Nacional |
| General information | |
| Status | Ruin |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | Av. Pedro II, s/n São Cristóvão Rio de Janeiro - RJ 20940-040, Brazil |
| Address | Quinta da Boa Vista |
| Town or city | Rio de Janeiro |
| Country | Brazil |
| Coordinates | 22°54′20″S 43°13′33″W / 22.90556°S 43.22583°W |
| Elevation | 26 m |
| Current tenants | National Museum of Brazil |
| Construction started | 1803 |
| Completed | 1862 |
| Inaugurated | 1893 |
| Closed | 3 September 2018 |
| Destroyed | 2 September 2018 |
| Owner | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
| Height | |
| Roof | 23 m |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Ruin |
| Material | Brick, Stucco |
| Lifts/elevators | 0 |
| Grounds | 5920 m² |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Pedro José Pezerát |
| Services engineer | Concrejato |
| Known for | Museum |
| Designated | 99 |
| Reference no. | 1938 |
Paço de São Cristóvão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasu d(ʒi) sɐ̃w kɾisˈtɔvɐ̃w]; English: Palace of Saint Christopher; also known as Palácio Imperial or Palácio Imperial de São Cristóvão) was an imperial palace located in the Quinta da Boa Vista park in the Imperial Neighbourhood of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It served as residence to the Portuguese royal family and later to the Brazilian imperial family until 1889, when the country became a republic through a coup d'état deposing Emperor Pedro II. The palace briefly served as a public building by the provisional government for the constituent assembly of the first republican constitution. It housed the major part (92.5%) of the collections of the National Museum of Brazil, which, together with the building, were largely destroyed by a fire on 2 September 2018.