Monserrate Palace

Monserrate Palace
Palácio de Monserrate
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General information
StatusProperty of Public Interest[1]
Architectural styleEclecticism
Town or citySintra
Country Portugal
Construction started1863
OwnerPortuguese State
Design and construction
Architect(s)James Thomas Knowles (1806–1884)
Website
parquesdesintra.pt
Part ofCultural Landscape of Sintra
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (iv), (v)
Reference723
Inscription1995 (19th Session)
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument of Public Interest
Designated12 September 1978
Reference no.IPA.00004069

The Monserrate Palace (Portuguese: Palácio de Monserrate) is a palatial villa located near Sintra, the traditional summer resort of the Portuguese court in the foothills overlooking the Atlantic Ocean north of the capital, Lisbon.

  1. ^ "Palácio de Monserrate, com os seus jardins e mata". www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-09-11.