Architecture

Royal Building of Mafra, Library, southern entrance

Mafra, Lisbon District, Portugal

Real Edifício de Mafra [Portuguese]
Palácio Nacional de Mafra [Portuguese]
Convento e Basílica de Mafra [Portuguese]
Biblioteca [Portuguese]
Royal Building of Mafra, Library, southern entrance

Architecture

structure overview
Royal Building of Mafra » Library

Architecture: Library

built
1771-1776
culture
Portuguese
style/period
Late Baroque, Rococo
work type by function
library
material
wood, marble
architect
Manuel Caetano de Sousa

Architecture: Royal Building of Mafra

full/alternative names
National Palace of Mafra, Convent and Basilica of Mafra, Palace-Convent of Mafra
built
1717-1744
1717-1755
culture
Portuguese
style/period
Baroque, Neoclassical
work type by function
monastery/convent, royal palace
material
lioz
architect / constr. phase
1717-1730
1730-1755
patronage
John V of Portugal

Specifications

Specifications: Library

height
13.0 m
width
9.2 m
length
83.6 m
naves
transept
width
18.5 m
floor area
943 m²

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Portugal » Lisbon District » Mafra » Mafra (civil parish)
local language location name
Mafra, Portugal [Portuguese]

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
9,620 × 7,978  pixel
81.4 × 67.5 cm (300 dpi)
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image processing
merged image, perspective control, retouched, colour corrected
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