Title

A bench in Regaleira Palace, Sintra, Portugal., 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

A bench in Regaleira Palace, Sintra, Portugal, 2009. Classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995, the Quinta da Regaleira consists of a romantic palace and chapel and a luxurious park featuring lakes, grottoes, wells, benches, fountains and a vast array of exquisite constructions. The construction of the current estate commenced in 1904 and most of it was concluded by 1910. The architecture of the estate evokes Roman, Gothic, Renaissance and Manueline architectural styles. The estate celebrates the glorification of everything which is sacred to humankind and reflected in Portuguese mythological and esoteric traditions.The palace is also known as Palace of Monteiro the Millionaire, from the nickname of its first owner, Antonio Augusto Carvalho Monteiro.

Date

1966

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D78_151

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,0Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5120 x 3413 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe city animal park building buildings architecture garden country Portugal dog continent European color colour decorative bench palace seating seat grounds location century estate photograph furniture concept Portuguese 21st century Sintra world heritage site UNESCO 1910s 20th century historic Distrito de Lisboa TGN photograph Quinta da Regaleira Luigi Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Regaleira Palace Luigi Manini Manini Antonio Augusto Carvalho Monteiro Monteiro Antonio Augusto Carvalho Magal Samuel Luigi Manini Antonio Augusto Carvalho Monteiro photograph