Sala dos Brasões, Palacio Nacional, Sintra
The Sala dos Brasões (Coat-of-Arms Room) is a domed room within the Palacio Nacional in Sintra, Portugal. It was constructed between 1515-1518 during the reign of King Manuel I and the domed, coffered ceiling is decorated with 72 coats-of-arms of the King and of the main Portuguese noble families. The blue tiled panels beneath date from the late 17th/early 18th century and depict courtly and hunting scenes.
The site of the Palacio Nacional was originally the location of an Arab palace at the time of Moorish control of Iberia in the 10th century. With the expulsion of the Moors in the 12th century it became the a residence of the Portuguese royal family - used especially during the summer when the court in Lisbon was stiflingly hot, or during outbreaks of plague.
The palace's current appearance is the result of the successive building programmes undertaken on behalf of the kings Dinis (1261-1325), João I (1356-1433) and Manuel I (1469-1521). It was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site along with Sintra's other monuments in 1995.
Sala dos Brasões, Palacio Nacional, Sintra
The Sala dos Brasões (Coat-of-Arms Room) is a domed room within the Palacio Nacional in Sintra, Portugal. It was constructed between 1515-1518 during the reign of King Manuel I and the domed, coffered ceiling is decorated with 72 coats-of-arms of the King and of the main Portuguese noble families. The blue tiled panels beneath date from the late 17th/early 18th century and depict courtly and hunting scenes.
The site of the Palacio Nacional was originally the location of an Arab palace at the time of Moorish control of Iberia in the 10th century. With the expulsion of the Moors in the 12th century it became the a residence of the Portuguese royal family - used especially during the summer when the court in Lisbon was stiflingly hot, or during outbreaks of plague.
The palace's current appearance is the result of the successive building programmes undertaken on behalf of the kings Dinis (1261-1325), João I (1356-1433) and Manuel I (1469-1521). It was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site along with Sintra's other monuments in 1995.