Mafra National Palace (Palacio de Mafra), Mafra, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Mafra National Palace (Palacio de Mafra), Mafra, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

2-376-854 - Samuel Magal/Sites & Photos/Heritage Images

The basilica of Mafra National Palace (Palacio de Mafra), Mafra, Portugal, 2009. The Mafra National Palace is a monumental Baroque and Italianised Neoclassical palace-monastery located in Mafra, Portugal. The palace, which also served as a Franciscan monastery, was built during the reign of King John V (1707-1750), in consequence of a vow made by the king in 1711, who promised to build a convent if his wife, the Queen Mary Anne of Austria (1683-1754), gave him descendants. The birth of his first daughter, the princess Barbara of Braganza, made the king initiate the construction of the palace. This vast complex is among the most sumptuous Baroque buildings in Portugal and one of the biggest buildings constructed in Europe in the 18th century.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Samuel Magal, attributed to: : Photographer, head researcher and archivist of Sites and Photos
People Related
  1. King John V: Portuguese: Monarch
  2. Maria Anna of Austria: Austrian:

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Portugal

  1. 39 30 00 N , 008 00 00 W

World Europe Portugal Lisboa Mafra

  1. 38 56 17 N , 009 19 39 W

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Palaces & Stately Homes


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5120x3413
File Size : 51,195kb


Aliases

  1. R160240012
  1. 0740001669
  1. 2-376-854
  1. 2376854
  1. R160240012


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