Palace of Saldanha

The Palace of Saldanha (Solar do Saldanha, or Paço do Saldanha) is former residence in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is located in the Historic Center of Salvador and was constructed in the early 18th century. The residence has two stories with an attic and is typical of colonial architecture of the period: the ground floor housed slaves and servants; the second floor was reserved for the family of the owner. The façade has a monumental portal with ornate carved stone with solomonic columns with floral motifs and atlantes. Germain Bazin and others attribute the portal to Gabriel Ribeiro, designer of the ornate carved stone façade of the Church of the Third Order of Saint Francis (Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco), which it resembles. Ana Maria Lacerda calls the Palace of Saldanha an "icon of colonial architecture." It was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage in 1938.

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