Palace of Ajuda
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The Palace of Ajuda is a neoclassical monument in the civil parish of Ajuda in the city of Lisbon, central Portugal. Built on the site of a temporary wooden building constructed to house the royal fam
A monument to Carlos I of Portugal in front of the main façade of Ajuda Palace.
A plan of the Ajuda Palace (1866), by the Association of Portuguese Civil Architects
An 1870 illustration of the Ajuda Palace, during its time as residence to the royal family of King Luís
The eastern façade (and main entrance) to the Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Palace of Queluz
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The Palace of Queluz is an 18th-century palace located at Queluz, a city of the Sintra Municipality, in the Lisbon District, on the Portuguese Riviera. One of the last great Rococo buildings to be des
The Palace of Queluz. The "Ceremonial Façade" of the corps de logis designed by Mateus Vicente de Oliveira.
The palace's public face to the town: the entrance from the cour d'honneur. Architecturally the most severe of the palace's many façades, it gives no hint of the architectural excesses beyond (see key 2).
Robillon's entrance is reached by flights of ingeniously designed steps adorned with statuary that employ forced perspective (see key 11).
Queluz is known for its gardens and their features, including the famous Fountain of Neptune.