The Magpie Room's ceiling at the Sintra National Palace, Lisbon, Portugal. Sintra is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Magpie Room or Sala das Pegas at the Sintra National Palace. The magpies painted on the ceiling and the frieze hold the emblem for honor in their beaks. This relates to the story that the king John I was caught in the act of kissing a lady-in-waiting by his queen Philippa of Lancaster. To put a stop to all the gossip, he had the room decorated with as many magpies as there were women at the court. Sintra National Palace, also called Town Palace is located in the town of Sintra, in Portugal near Lisbon. 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, which is designated as 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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