lion's head detail on entrance archway of Palacio de Pena
The Palacio de Pena is a Romanticist palace built between 1842-54 on the site of a former monastery near Sintra, Portugal. The reconstruction was ordered by King Ferdinand II of Portugal and the architect was Baron Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege. The flamboyant design incorporates numerous styles including neo-Gothic, neo-Manueline, mudejar (moorish) and neo-renaissance.
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lion's head detail on entrance archway of Palacio de Pena
The Palacio de Pena is a Romanticist palace built between 1842-54 on the site of a former monastery near Sintra, Portugal. The reconstruction was ordered by King Ferdinand II of Portugal and the architect was Baron Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege. The flamboyant design incorporates numerous styles including neo-Gothic, neo-Manueline, mudejar (moorish) and neo-renaissance.
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