Pena Palace

building, Sintra, Portugal

Also known as: Palácio da Pena

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The Pena Palace, located in Sintra, Portugal, is a 19th-century castle that blends various architectural styles. It was built for Prince Ferdinand Saxe-Coburg Gotha, incorporating elements of Bavarian, Romantic, Gothic, and Moorish design, with some Renaissance details from an original 16th-century chapel.1

Perched on a mountaintop, the turreted palace was primarily used as a summer residence for the royal family. Its extensive grounds feature spectacular landscaped gardens with ornamental ponds, fountains, and exotic trees. The palace is a significant example of Romanticist architecture and a key feature of the Sintra Mountains, which were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995.12

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…the mountain peaks is the Pena Palace, a 19th-century castle, partly an adaptation of a 16th-century monastery and partly an imitation of a medieval fortress, which was built for Queen Maria II by her young German consort, Ferdinand II. On the extensive grounds of the castle, Ferdinand created the Parque…
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…the mountain peaks is the Pena Palace, a 19th-century castle, partly an adaptation of a 16th-century monastery and partly an imitation of a medieval fortress, which was built for Queen Maria II by her young German consort, Ferdinand II. On the extensive grounds of the castle, Ferdinand created the Parque…
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