Pena Palace
by Nigel Fletcher-Jones
Title
Pena Palace
Artist
Nigel Fletcher-Jones
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Pena Palace, Sintra, Portugal - from the Moorish fort. The Pena Palace constitutes one of the major expressions of 19th century Romantic architecture in Europe. For many decades this hilltop - within sight of Lisbon - was occupied by the ruins of a monastery destroyed in the Great Earthquake of 1755. In 1838, Ferdinand II acquired the site and created a summer residence for the Portuguese royal family designed by Baron Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege who may have drawn on his knowledge of several Rhine castles and combined this with local medieval and Islamic themes. The bulk of the construction took place between 1842-1854. The castle was restored at the end of the last century and repainted in its original marvellously dramatic colors - reportedly a bit of a shock for many local people as they thought it would be continue to be grey not bright yellow and purple.
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May 4th, 2011
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