AJUDA NATIONAL PALACE,
LISBON,
PORTUGAL

Not only is the Ajuda National Palace in Lisbon a famous tourist attraction, but it was also the official residence of the Portuguese royal family. That of all things, you’d think, would put it on the Portuguese builders’ priority list. Apparently not, though, because construction—which began in 1796—was never actually completed.

Unfortunate finances and a series of wars led to the project being repeatedly adjusted and scaled back, but construction continued in spite of these setbacks all the way up until the Portuguese revolution in 1910, which abolished the monarchy.

Currently, the half-finished palace functions as a museum.

Info from ListVerse.

Thanks to Myrtle Dean for pointing me towards this building.

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