Portuguese Parliament building, Palacio de Sao Bento, Lisbon, Portugal.

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Originally a Benedictine monastery started in the late 1500s, after the dissolution of the religious orders in 1834 this huge, white, Neo-Classical building became the seat of the Portuguese Parliament, known as the Palacio das Cortes.

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Size: 5216px × 4252px
Location: Assembly of the Republic, Rua de São Bento, Lisbon, Portugal
Photo credit: © Robert Murray / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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