Sinel de Cordes Palace

Sinel de Cordes Palace – Lisbon Architecture Triennale

On Campo de Santa Clara, beside the Feira da Ladra flea market, the Sinel de Cordes Palace is a mid-eighteenth-century palatial building commissioned by the family whose name it bears, of Flemish noble descent. In the mid-nineteenth century it passed to Dr José Correia Godinho da Costa and, in the early twentieth century, when it housed the Italian Legation, a violent fire destroyed much of the interior, which was later rebuilt. From the 1930s it was home to a primary school, which remained until 2006; closed thereafter, the palace was rediscovered in 2012 with the arrival of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale, to which the City Council granted it in order to create a creative hub. The rehabilitation, conservation and restoration were coordinated by the FSSMGN practice of the architect Margarida Grácio Nunes, with structural work by João Appleton and landscape architecture by João Gomes da Silva. Today it is the Triennale's headquarters and a cultural centre open to the public, with a specialist bookshop, a café in the courtyard and a programme of exhibitions, talks, workshops and presentations devoted to architecture and the city. It has no regular museum opening hours: until the end of 2026 it opens on Saturdays, with free admission, and on other days only for the activities announced in its programme.

Located at: Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa
Address: Campo de Santa Clara, 142–145, 1100-474 Lisboa
Opening hours: Saturday 11:00-19:00, free admission ('Saturdays at the Palace', until 31 December 2026); on other days only during scheduled events
Phone: +351 218 038 540
Coordinates: 38.7161827, -9.1249195
Buses: 734, 797, 712, 10B, 13B, 706, 735, 759, 794, 728
Tram: 12E, 28E
Metro: Santa Apolónia (Blue)
Train: Azambuja Line, Santa Apolónia Station
Opened: 2012 (14 years)