Pena Palace

Pena Palace
Palácio da Pena
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General information
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival, Neo-Manueline
LocationSintra, Portugal
Construction startedMiddle Ages
Completed1854
Design and construction
Architect(s)Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege
Other designersFerdinand II of Portugal
Part ofCultural Landscape of Sintra
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (iv), (v)
Reference723
Inscription1995 (19th Session)
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaNational Monument
Designated10 January 1907
Reference no.IPA.00006134

The Pena Palace (Portuguese: Palácio da Pena) is a Romanticist castle in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera. The castle stands on the top of a hill in the Sintra Mountains above the town of Sintra, and on a clear day it can be easily seen from Lisbon and much of its metropolitan area. It is a national monument and constitutes one of the major expressions of 19th-century Romanticism in the world. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal. It is also used for state occasions by the President of the Portuguese Republic and other government officials.