Palacio e Jardins de Queluz
Composto por vários corpos construídos ao longo de dois séculos, o Palácio de Queluz tem uma planta irregular que reflecte o gosto da Corte portuguesa nos sécs. XVIII e XIX, misturando a arquitectura residencial, a rococó e a neoclássica. As sóbrias fachadas exteriores do palácio contrastam fortemente com as fachadas interiores que abrem para os jardins, e que apresentam um tratamento mais cuidado do ponto de vista decorativo, numa clara viragem para o estilo rococó, mais intimista. Balaustradas, frontões e molduras sobre as janelas e portas ornamentam a longa fachada posterior. Lá dentro, vastos e brilhantes aposentos ostentam mármores italianos e exóticas madeiras brasileiras, talhas douradas e pinturas coloridas.
Uma nota especial para a Capela, com estrutura barroca, cujo espaço está dividido em apainelados pintados a marmoreados fingidos, a imitar pedras semi-preciosas e onde a cúpula da capela-mor é rasgada por dois óculos, por onde a luz passa e se reflecte em dois espelhos e ilumina o retábulo principal.
The National Palace of Queluz is an 18th century palace located in the city of Queluz in the municipality of Sintra, district of Lisbon. One of the last large Rococo buildings erected in Europe, the palace was built as a summer retreat for D. Pedr...
Located 12 km from Lisbon, on the way to Sintra, the Palacio de Queluz is due to the initiative of D. Pedro III (1717-1786) to whom Quinta de Queluz belonged, in his capacity as third Lord of Casa do Infantado, created in 1654 by Alvará de D. João...
Due to its prominent position in the finishing of the facade of the Palace facing the street, it was one of the first built spaces. The influence of Mafra is visible in the use of a bulb-shaped cupola on its cover, Mateus Vicente was a disciple an...
Corridor of Mangas. The name comes from the glass sleeves that protected the candles and it is presumed that they were kept here. It functioned as a corridor making the connection between the old palace of the Marqueses of Castelo Rodrigo, and the...
This square-shaped room, with a centered and circular composition, was built between 1759-1774 according to the design of Architect Robillion. Its decoration uses a series of eight columns that support a ceiling cupola, a set of mirrors and orname...
The only room in the Palace whose ornaments - also made of paper paste - are silver. This room maintained its original decoration in the beginning of the century. XX. This division will have served as a bedroom for successive times, for D. Pedro I...
The Dispatch Room with a neoclassical decoration covering the walls, with oil on canvas panels representing ruins of Antiquity, by the Italian scenographer Giovanni Berardi. On its ceiling, a large panel represents an allegory to the Run of Time, ...
The Skylight room hinges between the east volume of the Palace and the south volume where the princess's rooms are located, and has a connection with the Chapel. Because it had no contact with the outside, it was called the Dark Room. During the f...
Snack room. Everything in this room suggests the function for which it was created: private dining room for the royal apartments. Decorated with golden paper pulp framing a set of four large figurative canvases and six overlapping still lifes, in ...
The music room belongs to the first phase of construction and was designed by the architect Mateus Vicente de Oliveira and was completed in 1759, one of the oldest in the Palace. Its structure has remained practically the same until today. Its vol...
Sala dos Particulares. These are the most uncharacterized rooms in the Palace. The names recall the original functions of these spaces; Torch Room, Archeiros Room and Private Room. The Principe Regente apartments were located on the top floor. The...
Cerimonial facade. Torch Room. These are the most uncharacterized rooms in the Palace. The names recall the original functions of these spaces; Torch Room, Archeiros Room and Private Room. The Principe Regente apartments were located on the top fl...
Queen's dressing room. It preserves its rocaille (rococo) decoration of golden and polychrome cardboard paste, on mirrors, and framing painted canvases with figures of children. The eleven wall panels show iconographic images of male and female to...
