Palácio Nacional de Queluz
The Palácio Nacional de Queluz , also called Palácio Real de Queluz , in German National Palace of Queluz , is one of the largest Rococo palace complexes in Europe. It is located in the city of Queluz , near Lisbon in Portugal . It is also known as the "Portuguese Versailles".
history
It was used as a summer residence for D. Pedro III. , the later Prince Consort of Queen Dona Maria I , designed in the 18th century by the Portuguese architects Mateus Vicente de Oliveira and Manuel Caetano de Sousa . Work began in 1747. One wing of the complex was designed by the French architect Jean Baptiste Robillon and built between 1785 and 1792. Today it serves as a guest house for state guests. The Royal Palace Theater in the palace was inaugurated on December 17, 1778, on the first anniversary of the Queen's coronation.
After the palace of Ajuda was destroyed in a fire in 1794, Queluz served Prince Regent João VI. and his successors, until their flight from Napoléon Bonaparte to Brazil, as the official residence.
The palace complex also has an extensive park.
Views
Park and palace
Robillon wing
Fountain and ballroom wing
Canal within the garden
inside view
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chronology of the Palácio Nacional de Queluz on the website of the Portuguese Monument Protection Authority ( Memento of the original of December 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
Coordinates: 38 ° 45 ′ 1.6 ″ N , 9 ° 15 ′ 29.6 ″ W.