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THE PENA PALACE IS IN SINTRA PORTUGAL ABOUT 18 MILES FROM LISBON

PENA. PALACE. THE PENA PALACE IS IN SINTRA PORTUGAL ABOUT 18 MILES FROM LISBON. THE BUILDING IS LOCATED ON A MOUNTAINTOP ACROSS GIANT ROCKS. THE BUILDING PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION TOOK 14 YEARS BETWEEN 1840 TO 1854.

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THE PENA PALACE IS IN SINTRA PORTUGAL ABOUT 18 MILES FROM LISBON

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  1. PENA PALACE THE PENA PALACE IS IN SINTRA PORTUGAL ABOUT 18 MILES FROM LISBON

  2. THE BUILDING IS LOCATED ON A MOUNTAINTOP ACROSS GIANT ROCKS

  3. THE BUILDING PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION TOOK 14 YEARS BETWEEN 1840 TO 1854

  4. THE BUILDING WAS USED AS SUMMER RESIDENCE OF PORTUGAL'S ROYAL FAMILY. IN 1910 THE PALACE WAS CONVERTED INTO A MUSEUM

  5. THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH A MIXTURE OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES: BAVARIAN, ROMANTIC, GOTHIC AND MOORISH

  6. THE PALACE IS SURROUNDED BY TREES

  7. BUT I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THEM AWAY

  8. YOU ENTER THE PALACE THROUGH A MASSIVE GATE

  9. THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE GATE IS VERY ORNATE

  10. INTERIOR PATIOS WITH BEAUTIFUL PLANTS

  11. FROM THE TERRACES YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS

  12. ONE OF THE MANY ENTRIES TO GO INSIDE THE BUILDING

  13. IT APPEARS THAT HE HOLDS THE WHOLE BUILDING ON HIS SHOULDERS

  14. THE BUILDING HAS A NICE LARGE CHURCH WITH BEAUTIFUL STAINED GLASS WINDOWS

  15. THE INTERIORS HAVE VERY ORNATE CEILINGS

  16. A WALL PLATE LIKE A PIECE OF ART

  17. VERY NICE COLUMN CAPITAL

  18. ELABORATE DINING ROOM WITH ORIGINAL FURNITURE AND TABLE SETTING

  19. AND HERE IS WHERE THE FOOD WAS PREPARED

  20. PART OF THE BUILDING HAS A THE ROOF WITH WALKING TERRACES.

  21. TURRET WITH MINARET AND MOORISH DOME

  22. ANOTHER TURRET WITH A DIFFERENT STYLE

  23. THE WALLS HAVE UNUSUAL DECORATIONS AND GARGOYLES

  24. PENA PALACE PICTURES AND PRESENTATION BY DAN CALISTRAT dcalistrat@aol.comMARCH 2008 I AM LOOKING FOR NICE PLACES TO VISIT AND SHARE MY PICTURES WITH YOU. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY PRESENTATION

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