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Sintra Quinta da Regaleira2 (inside the palace)

Sintra, a picturesque Portuguese town set amidst the pine-covered hills of the Serra de Sintra is known for its many 19th-century Romantic architectural monuments. Quinta da Regaleira, an estate located near Sintra-Vila is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO within the Cultural Landscape of Sintra

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Sintra Quinta da Regaleira2 (inside the palace)

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  1. SINTRA Quinta da Regaleira 2

  2. Sintra, a picturesque Portuguese town set amidst the pine-covered hills of the Serra de Sintra is known for its many 19th-century Romantic architectural monuments. Quinta da Regaleira, a fairytale-like estate located near Sintra-Vila is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO within the “Cultural Landscape of Sintra”  

  3. Quinta da Regaleira is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO within the “Cultural Landscape of Sintra”  

  4. Sintra Quinta da Regaleira Palace Entrance Hall

  5. The palace contains five floors (a ground floor, three upper floors, and a basement). The ground floor consists of a series of hallways that all connect the living room, dining room, billiards room, some smaller rooms, balcony, and several stairways. Sintra Quinta da Regaleira Palace Entrance Hall

  6. Entrance Hall

  7. Entrance Hall mosaic details

  8. Entrance Hall

  9. Entrance Hall

  10. Inside the Main House is the Hunting Room, which is really a dining room

  11. Hunting Room (dining room) mosaic details

  12. The theme of the “cycle of life” is evident throughout the room from the Venetian mosaic floor to the ceiling carvings

  13. Venetian-glass mosaics

  14. Inside the Main House is the Hunting Room, which is really a dining room.  It is overwhelmed by the massive fireplace that supports the statue of a woodsman.  The mantelpiece depicts wonderfully carved hunting scenes. 

  15. Ibis - Incarnation of God Thot, God of Word and Creation, identified with Hermes Trismegistus, name given to Thoth, "the thrice greatest Hermes"

  16. Hunting Room (dining room) doors details

  17. Monteiro, the Brazilian coffee tycoon, a millionaire businessman born in Rio de Janeiro, was a noted bibliophile, collector, and philanthropist 

  18. Sintra Quinta da Regaleira The Renaissance Hall

  19. The Renaissance Hall ceilling

  20. Sintra Quinta da Regaleira The Renaissance Hall

  21. Parquet in the Renaissance Hall

  22. The music room

  23. The music room ceiling

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