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Chapel Altarpiece
The impressive 16th-century
alabaster and marble retable
was sculpted by Nicolau
~ Ballroom Chanter~ne. Each niche
This spacious room is portrays a scene of the life Cloister ~Arab Room
s umptuously furnished of Christ, from the manger Decor a ted with colorful Marvelous trompe-roeil frescoes
with German stained-glass to the Ascension. patterned tiles, this is cover the walls and ceiling of the
windows, precious Oriental part of the original Arab Room, one of the loveliest
porcelain, and four life-size monastery buildings. in the palace. The Orient was a
turbaned torchbearers great inspiration to Romanticism.
holding giant candelabras.
~ Triton Arch
This is encrusted with Neo-
Manuel ine decoration and is
guarded by a fierce sea monster.
Parque da Pena,
overlooked by the
Palace of Pena >-
Y Entrance Arch
A studded archway with crenellated
turrets greets visitors at the entrance
to the palace. The palace buildings are
painted in the original daffodil yellow
and strawberry pink.
