Spain and Portugal - Ajuda Palace - Long two storied building - 3 Storeys either end open area f/g. Part of Box 149 Boswell Collection - Portugal and Spain. The Ajuda National Palace (Portuguese: Pal?cio Nacional da Ajuda, Portuguese pronunciation: [???ud?]) is a neoclassical monument in the civil parish of Ajuda in the city of Lisbon, central Portugal. Built on the site of a temporary wooden building constructed to house the Royal family after the 1755 earthquake and tsunami, it was originally begun by architect Manuel Caetano de Sousa, who planned a late Baroque-Rococo building. Later