Rio Negro Palace Museum

The Heihe Cultural Palace was originally named "PalaceteScholz". The exterior and interior decoration of the entire building is beautiful and elegant, with bright and dazzling colors. 1. Historical Origins The Palace of Culture was built in 1903 as the private residence of the rubber king German Karl Waldemar Scholz. Since 1911, Asia began to plant rubber trees on a large scale and gradually became its strong competitor. Scholz's wealth has shrunk greatly. With the decline of the rubber industry, the communication line from Manaus, Brazil to Hamburg, Germany was cut off. Scholz went bankrupt and was forced to This mansion is for rent. In 1918 the house was sold to Pedro de Alcantara Bacellar, and the mansion was renamed Palácio Rio Negro. The building was declared a national heritage in 1980 and has been open to the public free of charge since 1997. 2. Architectural details The exterior and interior decoration of the Heihe Palace are very beautiful, and it is worth mentioning the elegant wooden stairs. On the left side of the stairs is the conference room, and on the right side is the showroom of the owner's daily necessities. Visitors can also take a look at the urban street scene on the top observation deck and watch the boats passing by on the Heihe River. There are two huge oil paintings hanging on the walls on both sides of the hall on the first floor. One of the oil paintings is called "Strong Woman". In the picture, a woman in armor is riding on a galloping horse to fight with her old friend, and the corpses are scattered everywhere. , The blood flowed into rivers, and the scene was tragic and tragic. There is also a small garden next to the Heihe Palace with a greenhouse and a fountain. Visitors can take a rest and walk in the park after the visit to the Heihe Palace.