The Monserrate Palace crowns its sloping lawn
The Monserrate Palace (Portuguese language: Palácio de Monserrate ) is an exotic palatial villa located near Sintra, Portugal, the traditional summer resort of the Portuguese court. It was built in 1858 for Sir Francis Cook, an English baronet created visconde de Monserrate by King Luís. Monserrate turned to an English architect, James Knowles Jr., for designs. Though its Moghul-inspired details are unique in Portugal, its eclecticism is a fine example of the Sintra Romanticism, along with other nearby palácios, such as the Pena Palace.
Gothic Revival interiors
Trivia[]
- The Monserrate Palace briefly appears on the 1996 TV miniseries Gulliver's Travels.
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