porch at entrance to Quinta da Regaleira Palace
The Quinta da Regaleira is the palace and surrounding four-hectare gardens built by António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro, a Portuguese millionaire, between 1904-10 in Sintra, Portugal. He employed the Italian architect Luigi Manini to create the neo-Manueline main house and to design the gardens which are filled with curious buildings, follies, grottoes, towers and tunnels. The design of the garden is said to represent an initiate's metaphysical journey through the cosmos towards enlightenment.
Seen here is the porch, carved from Coimbra limestone. According to the guide leaflet, the design of the porch suggests the age of Portuguese discoveries and to epitomise the idea of a journey.
porch at entrance to Quinta da Regaleira Palace
The Quinta da Regaleira is the palace and surrounding four-hectare gardens built by António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro, a Portuguese millionaire, between 1904-10 in Sintra, Portugal. He employed the Italian architect Luigi Manini to create the neo-Manueline main house and to design the gardens which are filled with curious buildings, follies, grottoes, towers and tunnels. The design of the garden is said to represent an initiate's metaphysical journey through the cosmos towards enlightenment.
Seen here is the porch, carved from Coimbra limestone. According to the guide leaflet, the design of the porch suggests the age of Portuguese discoveries and to epitomise the idea of a journey.