Title

Monserrate Palace, Monserrate Park, Sintra, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

Monserrate Palace, Monserrate Park, Sintra, Portugal, 2009. Monserrate Palace is a neo-oriental palace which dates back to the 18th century. It and its gardens are located 4km away from Sintra city centre. Monserrate Park is a romantic 30-hectare garden; wooded hillsides feature a vast range of exotic flora, from roses and conifers to Chinese weeping cypress, dragon trees, eucalyptus, Himalayan rhododendrons and more than 24 species of palm. The history of Monserrate goes back to the times when Portugal was dominated by the Moors.

Date

1956

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D76_477

Model release

Non

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

50.0Mo (2.1Mo) / 28.9cm x 43.3cm / 3413 x 5120 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe city park building buildings architecture garden country Portugal Moorish window continent European color colour medieval palace grounds location century photograph concept Portuguese 21st century Sintra world heritage site mediaeval UNESCO Middle Ages 18th century Eighteenth Century Mudejar historic Distrito de Lisboa TGN photograph Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Monserrate Palace Monserrate Park Neo-oriental Magal Samuel photograph