Architecture

National Palace of Pena, Tunnel of Triton, muqarna ceiling

Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal

Palácio Nacional da Pena [Portuguese]
Palácio da Pena [Portuguese]
Castelo da Pena [Portuguese]
Túnel do Tritão [Portuguese]
National Palace of Pena, Tunnel of Triton, muqarna ceiling

Architecture

structure overview
National Palace of Pena
architectural element(s)
ceiling, muqarna
technique
stone carving

Architecture: National Palace of Pena

historic names
Our Lady of Penha Chapel
Capela da Nossa Senhora da Penha [Portuguese]
1380-1503
Saint Jerome Convent
Convento de São Jerónimo [Portuguese]
1503-1755
built
1840-1847
culture
Portuguese
style/period
Romanticism, Revivalism/Historicism
work type by function
1503–1755
monastery/convent
1847–1910
royal palace
since 1910
museum
material
limestone, dimension stone
technique
bearing walls, stonemasonry
architect
Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege
patronage
Ferdinand II of Portugal

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Portugal » Lisbon District » Sintra » Union of Civil Parishes of Sintra » São Pedro de Penaferrim
local language location name
Sintra, Portugal [Portuguese]

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Cultural Landscape of Sintra
type
cultural
criteria
II, IV, V
designation
reference
723

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,281 × 4,760  pixel
44.7 × 40.3 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
copyrights
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