- Stock Photography: VIEW OF SINTRA NATIONAL PALACE, PORTUGAL. by Rechitansorin
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- Photo title: View of Sintra National Palace, Portugal.
- Author: Rechitansorin
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- The Palace of Sintra - Palacio Nacional de Sintra, also called Town Palace Palacio da Vila , is located in the town of Sintra, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. It was one of two castles at what is now Sintra in the Moorish Al-Andalus era that began with the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in the 8th century. The other, now known as the Castelo dos Mouros - Castle of the Moors -, located atop a high hill overlooking modern Sintra, is now a romantic ruin. The castle now known as Sintra National Palace, located downhill from the Castelo dos Mouros, was the residence of the Islamic Moorish Taifa of Lisbon rulers of the region. The earliest mention in a source is by Arab geographer Al-Bacr. In the 12th century the village was conquered by King Afonso Henriques, who took the `Sintra Palace` castle for his use. The blend of Gothic, Manueline, Moorish, and Mudejar styles in the present palace is, however, mainly the result of building campaigns in the 15th and early 16th centuries. It is the best-preserved medieval royal residence in Portugal, being inhabited more or less continuously from at least the early 15th century to the late 19th century. It is a present-day historic house museum, significant tourist attraction, and is part of the cultural landscape of Sintra, a designated UNESCO World Heritage site. Sintra, Portugal, Europe.
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