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rss feedQuinta da Regaleira  |  
14 Apr 2008   |   
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Quinta da Regaleira is a palace and estate located in the hills surrounding the historic center of Sintra, Portugal. It is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is also known as the "Palace of Monteiro the Millionaire," from the nickname for its first owner, António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro.

Carvalho Monteiro, with the assistance of Italian architect Luigi Manini, designed the 4-hectare estate with the palace, luxurious gardens, lakes, grottoes and enigmatic buildings, believed to hide symbols related to alchemy, Masonry, the Knights Templars, and the Rosicrucians. The architecture of the estate evokes Roman, Gothic, Renaissance and Manueline architectural styles.

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tim from united kindom 14 Apr 2008, 15:39

superb composition carla with the steps leading you straight to that master piece of architecture, hope you have some more shots of it Masonry and the Knights Templer eh bet them walls hold some secrets for sure.
Carla Francisco: Yes, the legends built around it are amazing and so is the whole place! Quite magical, really...
My 10-22mm made it even more fun

 
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