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

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

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

THE PALACE IS SURROUNDED BY TREES

BUT I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THEM AWAY

YOU ENTER THE PALACE THROUGH A

MASSIVE GATE

THE INTERIOR SIDE OF

THE GATE IS VERY ORNATE

INTERIOR PATIOS WITH BEAUTIFUL PLANTS

FROM THE TERRACES YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL

VIEWS OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS

ONE OF THE MANY ENTRIES TO GO

INSIDE THE BUILDING

IT APPEARS THAT HE HOLDS THE WHOLE BUILDING ON HIS SHOULDERS

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

THE INTERIORS HAVE VERY

ORNATE CEILINGS

A WALL PLATE LIKE A PIECE OF ART

VERY NICE COLUMN CAPITAL

ELABORATE DINING ROOM WITH ORIGINAL FURNITURE AND TABLE SETTING

AND HERE IS WHERE THE FOOD WAS PREPARED

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

TURRET WITH MINARET AND MOORISH DOME

ANOTHER TURRET WITH A DIFFERENT

STYLE

THE WALLS HAVE UNUSUAL DECORATIONS AND GARGOYLES

I AM LOOKING FOR NICE PLACES TO VISIT

AND SHARE MY PICTURES WITH YOU.

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY PRESENTATION

PICTURES AND PRESENTATION BY DAN CALISTRAT dcalistrat@aol.com MARCH 2008

PENA PALACE