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Pena Palace
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The Pena Palace is a Romanticist palace in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera. The castle stands on the top of a hill in the Sintra Mountains above the t
Sintra Portugal Palácio da Pena 01
Sintra Portugal Palácio da Pena 01
Side view of the palace.
Side view of the palace.
The palace seen from above
The palace seen from above
A mix of architectural styles
A mix of architectural styles
Ferdinand II of Portugal
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Dom Ferdinand II, also known as Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and as "the King-artist", was King of Portugal from 16 September 1837 to 15 November 1853 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Maria
Pena Palace
…attributed to Nicolau Chanterene) escaped without significant damage. For many decades the ruins remained untouched, but they still astonished young Prince Ferdinand. In 1838, as King consort Ferdinand II, he decided to acquire the old monastery, all of the surrounding lands, the nearby Castle of the Moors and a few…
Portrait, 1861
Portrait, 1861
Ferdinand II around age 24, standing next to a bust of King Pedro IV, c. 1840.
Ferdinand II around age 24, standing next to a bust of King Pedro IV, c. 1840.
Bathed in soft light at Sintra’s Palácio da Pena, this marble bust of King Ferdinand II embodies the Romantic spirit of his reign and his devotion to
Bathed in soft light at Sintra’s Palácio da Pena, this marble bust of King Ferdinand II embodies the Romantic spirit of his reign and his devotion to art, architecture, and beauty—his legacy etched in Portugal’s nineteenth-century grandeur.