Photography: RR
In September the Ministry of Culture, through the Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage (DGPC), signed a contract for the “setup of an access platform to the Basilica”.
Currently, due to the stairs that give access to it, the Basilica of Mafra National Palace is not accessible to people with reduced mobility (PRM), so the contract signed with Augusto de Oliveira Ferreira & C.ª, Lda – company responsible for the restoration of Mafra National Palace’s carillon –, with an execution period of 90 days and the value of 87,360, 06 euros, will facilitate access to the building for many potential visitors, through a platform for this specific purpose.
a public tender was opened for the setup of an elevator to access the entire space of the Palace
There will also be an elevator that will allow PRM access to the entire space of the Palace, including the Royal Rooms – and not just the ground floor, as is now possible. The public tender was opened in June and the presentation of proposals for the “Setup of Elevator in the North Wing” of Mafra National Palace took place in August.
It was at the beginning of 2018 that the DGPC announced that both the National Palace and the Basilica would have equipment with accessible ways and inclusive communication materials.
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