The
Pena National Palace (
Portuguese:
Palácio Nacional da Pena) is a
Romanticist palace in
São Pedro de Penaferrim,
municipality of
Sintra,
Portugal. The palace stands on the top of a hill above the town of Sintra, and on a clear day it can be easily seen from
Lisbon and much of its
metropolitan area. It is a
national monument and constitutes one of the major expressions of 19th century Romanticism in the world. The palace is a
UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the
Seven Wonders of Portugal. It is also used for state occasions by the
President of the Portuguese Republic and other government officials.
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