📰 Palácio de Friburgo

Brazil · Americas · 8.06°S, 34.88°W

The Palácio de Friburgo also known as the Palácio das Torres, was an official residence built by Count John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen between 1640 and 1642 in what was then Mauritsstad, the capital of the Dutch colony of Nova Holanda - now the city of Recife, capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It existed until the second half of the 18th century, when it was demolished due to the damage caused during the Pernambuco Insurrection.

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Quick facts

Country	Brazil
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	8.06°S, 34.88°W · view on map

Palácio de Friburgo is located in Brazil, in Americas.

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