Paço de São Cristóvão
| Paço de São Cristóvão | |
|---|---|
The building on 3 September 2018, the day after the fire | |
Location in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Alternative names | Museu Nacional |
| General information | |
| Status | Under restoration |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | Av. Pedro II, s/n São Cristóvão Rio de Janeiro - RJ 20940-040, Brazil, Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, 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 | |
| Material | Brick, Stucco |
| Lifts/elevators | 0 |
| Grounds | 5,920 square metres (63,700 ft2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Pierre-Joseph Pézerat (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. The palace was reopened after restoration in 2025.