park Archives - Portugal Confidential https://portugalconfidential.com/tag/park/ Travel & Lifestyle Fri, 07 Jun 2024 10:57:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://portugalconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-LinkedIN-PC-T_L-Lauch-Profile-Photo-400x400-1-32x32.jpg park Archives - Portugal Confidential https://portugalconfidential.com/tag/park/ 32 32 Pena Palace (Palácio Nacional da Pena) in Sintra https://portugalconfidential.com/pena-palace-palacio-nacional-da-pena-sintra/ https://portugalconfidential.com/pena-palace-palacio-nacional-da-pena-sintra/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2016 10:50:35 +0000 https://portugalconfidential.com/?p=33341 Pena Palace (Palácio Nacional da Pena) is the most complete and notable example of Portuguese Romantic architecture. Originally the palace was the former Hieronymus Monastery of Our Lady of Pena, built by King Manuel 1 for the Order of St. Jerome in 1503. After the earthquake of 1755, the monastery fell into decline. The Order left the monastery. However, in 1839, King Consort Dom Fernando II of Saxe Coburg-Gotha (1816-1885) bought the ruins, restored the monastery, chapels and cloisters, and […]

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