arabic inscription on Fountain of the Small Birds, Palacio de Pena
The Fountain of the Small Birds is an Islamic-style domed pavilion in the grounds of the Palacio de Pena, near Sintra in Portugal.
Its name comes from the small sculpted birds that appear around the bottom edge of the dome's interior.
It is decorated with painted tiles (azulejos) on both its exterior and interior, and with an Arabic inscription around the lower edge of the dome's exterior.
arabic inscription on Fountain of the Small Birds, Palacio de Pena
The Fountain of the Small Birds is an Islamic-style domed pavilion in the grounds of the Palacio de Pena, near Sintra in Portugal.
Its name comes from the small sculpted birds that appear around the bottom edge of the dome's interior.
It is decorated with painted tiles (azulejos) on both its exterior and interior, and with an Arabic inscription around the lower edge of the dome's exterior.