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110  THE LISBON C O AST

9 Palácio Nacional de Queluz

In 1747, Pedro, younger son of João V, commissioned Mateus
Vicente to transform his 17th-century hunting lodge into
a Rococo summer palace. The central section, including a
music room and chapel, was built, but after Pedro’s marriage
in 1760 to the future Maria I, the palace was again extended.
The French architect Jean-Baptiste Robillion added the Corridor of the Sleeves
sumptuous Robillion Pavilion and gardens, cleared space for Painted azulejo panels (1784)
the Throne Room and redesigned the Music Room. During representing the continents and
Maria’s reign, the royal family kept a menagerie and went the seasons, as well as hunting
boating on the azulejo-lined canal. scenes, line the walls of the bright
Corredor das Mangas (sleeves).

. Sala dos Embaixadores
Built by Robillion, this stately
room was used for
diplomatic audiences
as well as concerts.
The trompe-
l’oeil ceiling
shows the royal
family attending
a concert.

KEY
1 The Robillion Pavilion displays
the flamboyance of the French To canal
architect’s Rococo style.
2 Shell Waterfall
3 The Lion Staircase is an
impressive and graceful link from
the lower gardens to the palace.
4 Neptune’s Fountain
5 The royal family’s living rooms Don Quixote Chamber
and bedrooms opened out onto the The royal bedroom, where
Malta Gardens. Pedro IV (see p21) was
6 Chapel born and died, has
a domed ceiling and
7 Malta Gardens magnificent floor
8 The Hanging Gardens, decoration in exotic
designed by Robillion, were built woods, giving the
over arches, raising the ground square room a circular
in front of the palace above the appearance. Painted
surrounding gardens. scenes in the room tell
the story of Don Quixote.

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