Pena Palace (Palacio da Pena) description and photos - Portugal: Sintra (Topic)

Pena Palace (Palacio da Pena) description and photos - Portugal: Sintra. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Palacio da Pena.

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Pena Palace was built in the 19th century for Duke Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburggott, husband of the Portuguese Queen Mary II. The palace was built on the ruins of an old monastery under the direction of the German architect Baron von Eschwege. Since 1910, the palace has become a museum.

The palace is a complete mixture of various styles: Renaissance, Gothic, Oriental and Moorish styles, Manueline, etc. The Arabian hall of the palace is decorated with magnificent frescoes with optical illusion. The ballroom is decorated with German stained-glass windows and oriental porcelain. Arch of Triton is made in the neo-Manueline style. The main attraction of the palace chapel is the altar shelf of the 16th century, made of alabaster and marble by Nicolau Chanteren, each of its niches tells about episodes of the life of Christ.

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