Lisbon - Palácio Ludovice

Directly opposite the upper station of the Elevador da Glória stands the Palácio Ludovice. The building bears the name of its first owner and creator, the architect Johann Friedrich Ludwig (1673-1752). The German, who had been educated in Italy (hence the Italian name Ludovice), built the famous monumental monastery at Mafra. He constructed the city palace in 1747.