Title

Mafra National Palace (Palacio de Mafra), Mafra, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

Mafra National Palace (Palacio de Mafra), Mafra, Portugal, 2009. The Mafra National Palace is a monumental Baroque and Italianised Neoclassical palace-monastery located in Mafra, Portugal. The palace, which also served as a Franciscan monastery, was built during the reign of King John V (1707-1750), in consequence of a vow made by the king in 1711, who promised to build a convent if his wife, the Queen Mary Anne of Austria (1683-1754), gave him descendants. The birth of his first daughter, the princess Barbara of Braganza, made the king initiate the construction of the palace. This vast complex is among the most sumptuous Baroque buildings in Portugal and one of the biggest buildings constructed in Europe in the 18th century.

Date

1963

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D77_451

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (1,3Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5132 x 3421 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe building buildings religious architecture town arts monastery country tower Portugal religion art continent European church color colour Neo-classical marble palace Christianity Baroque location century bell tower belfry photograph facade Portuguese 21st century Neoclassical Neoclassicism 18th century Eighteenth Century façade Neo-Classicism 2000s church tower TGN King of Portugal photograph Mafra Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Mafra National Palace Lisboa district Palacio de Mafra King John V John V Maria Anna of Austria Queen Mary Anne of Austria Mary Anne Baroque Era Magal Samuel King John V Maria Anna of Austria photograph