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Set on the substantial elevated Ajuda hillside in the historic Ajuda district of western Lisbon, the Palacio Nacional da Ajuda is the principal surviving substantial royal palace complex of the wider Portuguese Kingdom of Portugal of the early nineteenth century. The substantial principal palace complex was originally commissioned by King Joao VI in 1796 as the principal new permanent royal residence of the wider Portuguese royal family following the substantial destruction of the various centra...