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The Palácio Nacional da Pena is located at Estrada da Pena, which is on the upper part of the Parque da Pena. The palace is a National Monument and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. King Fernando II acquired the lands of a monastery in ruins in 1838. He chose the Prussian architect Baron Ludwig von Eshwege and the help of the Portuguese Possidonio da Silva. The palace was started in 1840 and finished in 1885, the year that the king died.

The walk through the

rooms begins with the formal dining room,

complete with the full dinner

service and tea china

Royal dining room

Pena Palace

The interiors of the Pena Palace were adapted to serve as the Summer residence of the royal family. It has amazing stuccos, painted walls in trompe-l'oeil and various revetments in tile from the 19th century, forming part of the numerous royal collections. Many of the state rooms have been restored to how they were in 1910 and many of the original fittings still remain.

King's Room

King's Room

King's Room

Chapel with its alabaster altar in Palacio Nacional da Pena, Sintra (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1995), Portugal

The original Manueline monastery’s Church with a remarkable marble and alabaster altar piece at the main chapel portraying scenes from the life of Mary and the passion of Christ, by Nicholas Chanterenne;

Vasco da Gama

Ferdinand August Franz Anton (1816–1885) was born in Vienna, the son of Prince Ferdinand Georg August of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1785–1851) and Princess María Antónia Gabriela (1797–1862), daughter and heiress of Ferenc Jószef, Prince of Koháry, Lord of Csábrag and other lands in Hungary. On 1 January 1836, he married Mary II (1819–1853), Queen of Portugal, becoming king-consort under the name Fernando II. He would become king on the birth of his first son. Fernando’s interest in all matters aesthetic and artistic and his awareness of cultural heritage was to be unprecedented in Portuguese history.

At the end of our tour of the Pena National Palace there was a stained glass exhibition.

Text: InternetPictures: Sanda Foişoreanu Gabriela Cristescu InternetCopyrights of the photos belong to each photographer

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Sound: Amália Rodrigues - Blue Moon; La, La, La; Balada do Sino