Palácio do Correio-Mor
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The Palace of the Correio-Mor, 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 a courtyard leading to a staircase and a two-storey building decorated in azulejos, stucco artistic works, and paintings that were once home to the Counts and Marquesses of Penafiel. Appropriately translated into British English, the Estate is called Palace of the Postmaster General of Portugal.
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