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Queluz Palace
The Palace of Queluz ( pt, Palácio de 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 designed in Europe,Lowndes, p. 179. the palace was conceived as a summer retreat for Dom Pedro of Braganza, later to become husband and then king consort to his own niece, Queen Maria I. It served as a discreet place of incarceration for Queen Maria as her descent into madness continued in the years following Dom Pedro's death in 1786. Following the destruction by fire of the Ajuda Palace in 1794, Queluz Palace became the official residence of the Portuguese prince regent John VI, and his family and remained so until the royal family fled to the Portuguese colony of Brazil in 1807 following the French invasion of Portugal.IPPAR Work on the palace began in 1747 under Portuguese architect Mateus Vicente de Oliveira. Despite being far smaller, the palace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Riviera
The Portuguese Riviera (Portuguese: '' Riviera Portuguesa'') is a term used in the tourist industry for the affluent coastal region to the west of Lisbon, Portugal, centered on the coastal municipalities of Cascais (including Estoril), Oeiras and Sintra. It is coterminous with the Estoril Coast (''Costa do Estoril'') and occasionally known as the Costa do Sol (''Sun Coast''). The region is internationally known as a luxury destination for its history as a home of the wealthy, the famous, and European royalty. Cascais, Oeiras and Sintra municipalities consistently rank among the richest municipalities in Portugal. Cascais's history as a center originates in the 1870s, when King Luís I of Portugal and the Portuguese royal family made the seaside town his summer residence, thus attracting members of Portugal's aristocracy, who established a summer community there. During World War II and the Post-War period, the area's royal affiliations intensified, as many heads of Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queluz, Portugal
Queluz () is a city within the Sintra Municipality, on the Portuguese Riviera, in the Lisbon metropolitan area of Portugal. It is famed as the home of Queluz National Palace, the 18th century pleasure palace of the Portuguese Royal Family, as well as notable institutions like the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art. Queluz had a population 78,273 inhabitants in 2001. History The origin of the name ''Queluz'' has been disputed over time. The prevailing thesis, by David Lim and José Pedro Machado, suggests that the name had its origin in the Arabic terms ''câ'' (for ''tight valley'') and ''Llûs'' (meaning ''almond''), affirming the suggestion that it was in ''The Valley of the Almond Tree''. However, another suggestion, has it as forming from the ''Mountain of Light'', Monte Abraão (the ''Mount of Abraham''), where worship of the sun was common. Human occupation of theis area dates back to the Late Neolithic or early Chalcolithic (between the third and fourth millennium B.C.), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Guest House
A state guest house is a building owned by the government of a country which is used as an official residence for visiting foreign dignitaries, especially during state visits or for other important events. Americas Canada * 7 Rideau Gate in Ottawa United States * Blair House (President's Guest House) in Washington, D.C. Asia Bangladesh * Jamuna State Guest House * Meghna State Guest House China * Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing India * Hyderabad House Indonesia * Merdeka Palace * Jakarta State Palace Japan * Akasaka Palace in Tokyo * Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto North Korea * Paekhwawon State Guest House Sri Lanka * Visumpaya Taiwan * Taipei Guest House Turkey * Ankara Palas Vietnam * State Guest House in Hanoi Europe Ireland * Farmleigh in Dublin Finland * {{ill, Finnish State Guest House, fi, Valtion vierastalo in Helsinki * Königstedt Manor just outside Helsinki France * Hôtel de Marigny in Paris Germany * Hotel Petersberg outside Bonn * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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