Sala dos Cisnes or Swan Room named after the swans painted in the octagonal panel of the ceiling, Sintra National Palace.
The Sala dos Cisnes - Swan Room - is obviously named after the swans painted in each octagonal panel of the ceiling. It is part of the National Palace in Sintra, Lisbon region, Portugal. The site of the existing building was originally the location of an Arab palace at the time of Moorish control of Iberia in the 10th century. With the expulsion of the Moors in the 12th century it became the a residence of the Portuguese royal family - used especially during the summer when the court in Lisbon was stiflingly hot, or during outbreaks of Sintra National Palace, also called Town Palace. It is the best preserved medieval Royal Palace in Portugal, having been inhabited more or less continuously at least from the early 15th up to the late 19th century. It is an important tourist attraction and is part of the Cultural landscape of Sintra, designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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Location: Sintra National Palace, Largo Rainha Dona Amélia, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Photo credit: © Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy / Afripics
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