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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Oriental Inspiration Pena Palace at Sintra
Posted by José Mendonça at 19.5.12 Labels: Sintra Birdman said...

I'd call it "Pin Prick". BEAUTY!

May 19, 2012 at 12:51 PM Cezar and Léia said...

Tão brilhante e lindo!Obrigada por compartilhar esse detalhe maravilhoso.Visitamos o Palacio e eu não lembrava...Sua foto está divina!

May 19, 2012 at 2:33 PM TexWisGirl said...

really cool!

May 19, 2012 at 2:44 PM Cathy Hudspeth said...

Such tile work! How old is this, JM?

May 19, 2012 at 2:57 PM VP said...

Always something new about this wonderful palace...

May 19, 2012 at 3:00 PM JM said...

@Cathy: Actually, this is not very old, the construction took place between 1842–1854, transforming the remains of a former monastery destroyed by the 1755 Great Earthquake into a summer residence for the royal family.

May 19, 2012 at 4:04 PM 
JM that's funny! Not very old you say...I'm almost 100% certain that we don't have even one building in Perth that is 258 years old!!

May 19, 2012 at 4:21 PM 
Beautiful! I love the colors! Great shot as always, JM! Enjoy your weekend!


May 19, 2012 at 4:55 PM Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...

We loved the Pena Palace during our one visit.

It is old. Julie has a series of photos coming up on her Scottsdale Daily Photo site about the "Old Adobe Mission," which is one of the oldest buildings in town. It was built in the 1930's.

May 19, 2012 at 5:19 PM La Principessa Errante said...

That is absolutely gorgeous.

May 19, 2012 at 5:30 PM Babzy said...

very nice! :)

May 19, 2012 at 6:08 PM RedPat said...

Magnificent! And a wonderful composition too. ;-)

May 19, 2012 at 6:46 PM Francesc Balaguer said...

Great shot!! Congrats!!

Salut, Francesc


May 19, 2012 at 9:53 PM 
As soon as I saw this photo, I asked if it was Sintra. Every photo you have shown from Sintra has illustrated gorgeous and frequently exotic architecture.

May 19, 2012 at 10:10 PM Kay said...

This is wonderful, JM! Was the monastery a Christian one? This looks like a Russian onion dome, or perhaps like a mosque. Great shot!

May 20, 2012 at 12:23 AM Randy said...

Colorful tile.

May 20, 2012 at 3:29 AM 
SO gorgeous!

May 20, 2012 at 4:53 AM 黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Magnificent feeling to the old building !

May 20, 2012 at 10:38 AM cieldequimper said...

All that is gold...

May 20, 2012 at 11:49 AM 
Oriental inspiration but the colours are local ... judging by from what I have seen in your other photos.

May 20, 2012 at 12:52 PM Dominic Doherty said...

Great photograph, beautiful building.... I visited Sintra with my parents when I was 6 or 7 years old.

May 21, 2012 at 8:40 AM San said...

Love this architecture. The forms and colors are brilliant.

have a great new week.

May 21, 2012 at 4:02 PM NixBlog said...

Love that chartreuse colour of the roof tiles.

May 21, 2012 at 9:29 PM 

May 23, 2012 at 5:49 AM Francisca said...

I knew it had to be Sintra as soon as I saw the photo. Beam me up, JM! :-)

May 23, 2012 at 7:35 AM