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Sintra, Portugal - the main gateway to the Pena Palace
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Sintra, Portugal - the Pena Palace (1840 - c. 1855)
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Sintra, Portugal - Pena Palace (1840 - c. 1855)
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Sintra, Portugal - Pena Palace (1840 - c. 1855)
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Sintra, Lisbon - Pena Palace (c. 1840-1855)
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Sintra, Lisbon - Pena Palace, with the sea mist shrouding the Serra de Sintra beyond
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Sintra, Portugal - Palace de Pena - grotesque figure (Merman) over the gateway into the inner courtyard
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Sintra, Portugal - Pena Palace (1840 - c. 1855) - the chapel (left) and other buildings of the original Hieronymite monastery of 1509, later modified with "Gothic" elements in the mid-1800's
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Sintra, Portugal - Pena Palace - Chapel from the original Hieronymite monastery (1509) incorporated into the later palace c. 1840
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Sintra, Portugal - Pena Palace - stained glass window in the chapel (mid-19th century) depicting Vasco da Gama giving thanks upon his return to Lisbon after his voyage to India in 1497-99
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Sintra, Portugal - Pena Palace - stained glass depiction of King Manuel I from the chapel (mid-19th century)
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Sintra, Lisbon - view from the Palacio de Pena
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Sintra, Portugal - trees in the Parco de Pena, on the hike down from the Pena Palace to the Moorish castle
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Sintra, Portugal - trees in the Parco de Pena, on the way down from the Pena Palace to the Moorish castle
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Sintra - Portugal - plan of the Moorish castle (Castelo dos Mouros)
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Sintra, Portigal - Fuchsia in the Parco de Pena
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Sintra - Portugal - 12th century walls (with 20th century restorations) of the Moorish castle (Castelo dos Mouros)
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Sintra - Portugal - walls and towers of the Moorish castle (Castelo dos Mouros)
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Sintra - Portugal - the Moorish castle (Castelo dos Mouros), overlooking the plain of Sintra beyond
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Sintra - Portugal - the keep of the Moorish castle (Castelo dos Mouros)
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Sintra - Portugal - cistern in the Moorish castle (Castelo dos Mouros)
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Sintra, Portugal - looking from the entrance to the Palacio Nacional towards the town of Sintra and up the hill to the walls and towers of the 12th century Moorish castle beyond
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Sintra, Portugal - Palacio Nacional - Audience room (Sala das Pegas, also known as "the Magpie Room" from its ceiling decoration) with marble fireplace and 16th century Hispano-Moorish azulejos with azulejos on walls
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Sintra, Portugal - Palacio Nacional - the Magpie Room
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Sintra, Portugal - Palacio Nacional (c. late 1300s? - 1520) - the Sala das Pegas, or Room of the Magpies
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Sintra, Portugal - Palacio Nacional (c. late 1300s? - 1520) - interior courtyard with fountain and an arcaded portico known as the Sala des Arabes and the chimneys from the palace kitchens
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Sintra, Portugal - Palacio Nacional (c. late 1300s? - 1520) - azulejos
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Sintra, Portugal - Palacio Nacional (c. late 1300s? - 1520) - Bedroom of King Sebastiao (Sebastian) - that's his portrait on the wall
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Sintra, Portugal - Palacio Nacional (c. late 1300s? - 1520) - image from the ceiling of the Hall of Galleons, which depicts various types of sailing ships
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Sintra, Portugal - Palacio Nacional (c. late 1300s? - 1520) - the domed artesonado ceiling of the Sala dos Brasoes, or "Room of the Blazons"
