Sintra National Palace Photo

Photographer’s Note

Picture taken in Sintra from the Mourish Castle.

Sintra Nacional Palace (Palácio Nacional de Sintra - Palácio das Chaminés)

Consisting of various bodies built during the course of successive epochs on the so-called "Chão da Oliva", the Sintra Nacional Palace (also knowed as the Palace of Chimneys) is one of the most important examples of regal architecture in Portugal and for that reason is classified as a National Monument. This gradual multiplication of buildings, with different styles, is largely responsible for the enigmatic enchantment of this ancient palace, dominated by great twin chimneys atop the kitchen that constitute as authentic ex-libris of Sintra.

After the Reconquest, the Palace passed into the possession of the Crown and was considerably enlarged, not only in the reign of Dom Dinis - who in 1281 laid down that the conservation of the Palace should be entrusted to the enfranchised Moors of Colares -but especially in the reigns of Dom João I (1385-1433) and Dom Manuel (1495-1521).

Of special note, apart form the elements of Gothic, Mudejar, Manueline and Renaissance architecture, are the wonderful azulejos (coloured glazed tiles) from the 15th and 16th Centuries in various halls and patios, and in the Royal Chapel.

in "Portugalvirtual"

Have fun,
Regards from Portugal
António

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efigesta (12181) 2005-10-14 4:47

Ola Antonio, bom ponto de vista onde foi tirada a foto, bonita composição com uma nota muito boa, abraço manuel

fabio_ts (13670) 2005-10-14 4:49

Bom dia Antonio,
another wonderful composition from you here, the place is lovely and POV is perfect, also I like a lot the blue house at the left corner of the photo..
well done, compliments and have a nice week, Fabio.

Fixfocus (9565) 2005-10-14 4:59

Hello Antonio,
A good birds eye view on the palace!Good to show also some of the surrounding landscape.Excellent sharpness and dof.
Have a nice weekend,
hermann

pablominto (35973) 2005-10-14 5:02

Hello Antonio,
Great POV and composition! I like the lines here, and the colours of the roofs are very pleasing... The blue house lower left draws my attention, it really stands out among the others!
Regards,
Pablo -

barrufeto_77 (24439) 2005-10-14 5:21

Hi Antonio.

Nice POV. The colors are lovely and the note is superb.

Regards, Oscar.

hugolef (4909) 2005-10-14 5:29

Bom dia Antonio....
Sintra means good souvenirs ... serenity .... quiet and .... TOURISTS !
A nice place to be seen, so that's why there are so many tourists. My wife and i love this place, and we had a good address for sleep ... i know where it is ... but don't remember it's name ... a quiet and beautiful old house, near the historic town. For waiting another good address ...
A good POV, nice frame . a little overexposed, and miss a little contrast.
Thanks for this souvenir
Regards, hugues

anesugur (15502) 2005-10-14 7:43

Hi Antonio
This is very beautiful scenery.
I like it very much.
Regards. Uğur

AiresSantos (35827) 2005-10-14 10:27

Boa Tarde António,
Vou algumas vezes a Sintra, mas em trabalho. Há noite não tenho esta vista fantástica.
A foto está muito bonita. Cores e contraste muito bons.
Bom fim de semana.
Aires

fer (1478) 2005-10-14 14:45

Olá António,

Que perspectiva espectacular!!!Puxaste bem pelo zoom?Está excelente.
Abraço,
Fernando

jjbach (9101) 2005-10-14 17:12

Hi Antonio,
Beautiful bird-eye capture. A very well composed picture with perfect lighting and colours. Sharpness and depth are excellent. Very well done!

Regards John

sarju (5308) 2005-10-14 23:08

Great view of this fabulous architecture Antonio
I liked it a lot
tfs ... cheers ... sarju

feather (46273) 2005-10-15 4:03

Fantastic POV to enable you to include such a lot of detail. Pin sharp right through. Well done
KAth

Paolo (40445) 2005-10-15 4:11

Hi Anotnio, what a wonde3rful view! is the first time that i saw the Sintra palace from that POV, so...thanks. and thanks for that perfect shot, full of colors, with a great focus and light.
when we went in Sintra my wife didn't went up to the Castle, 'cause she was tired....and we lost that fantastic view!!!

thanks, ciao

jmdaoudal (18672) 2005-10-15 5:04

This is a very nice place and his "survol" gives a great importance to it.
Very well done for this beautiful architecture.
jean Michel

fverde (1699) 2005-10-15 8:02

Olá António!
Lindíssima perspectiva sobre o Palácio de Sintra e a sua beleza envolvente. Enquadramento perfeito, com boas cores e luminosidade. Óptimo trabalho. Abraço!
Fernando.

Graal (52732) 2005-10-15 10:50

Hi Antonio,
beautiful Sintra. Good point to shot. Nice colours. I like it. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

leonorkuhn (9832) 2005-10-15 11:34

Olá Antonio,
Uma vista aérea espetacular! Excelente POV, dá para se conhecer o castelo quase todo. Magnífico contraste de cores, luminosidade e nitidez. Um trabalho de primeira classe!!
Parabéns
Abraços,
Leonor

huynt (5077) 2005-10-15 19:02

Hi Antonio
A very nice angle shot. Well POV and excellent composition. Thanks

pitai (3925) 2005-10-15 22:38

Ola Antonio!!!

Uma vista fantastica do palcio. Excelente POV and DOF. So tenho uma curiosidade: desde onde foi tirada a foto?
Bom trabalho!!!

Gabriel

PJE (19010) 2005-10-16 19:17

Antonio I love this point of view. You must have been really high up there to capture this photo. I love this place. Good work!

prumod (8237) 2005-10-17 4:00

hi antonio
it's a beautiful one... the white walls and red roofs are very attractive... and you pov and framing id really great...
regards
pramod

bertolucci (11960) 2005-10-17 12:52

Boa tarde Antonio. The Moorish casttle indeed offers superb views of the royla palace and the town of Sintra. You framed this one vcery well with just the right amount of context to let the palace really shine. I visited this great and architectural and historic very important palace last March and stayed there for almost two hours in utter amazement.
Very good & well defined work here.
Regards from Rotterdam,
Bert

rabdelnoor (2973) 2005-10-17 12:52

Olá Antonio,
Very nice shot of the palace, showing also the neighborhood houses. Beautiful colors and very good contrast. Good note too. I was just wondering from where you took this picture? From a nearby mountain?
Abraços,
Ricardo

Galmeida (12559) 2005-10-18 4:00

Olá Antonio,
Excelente vista superior tirada a este Palácio. Um belissimo e apurado enquadramento do cenário. Boas cores, luminosidade e um bom "sharpness". Boas notas introdutorias a acompanhar este bom trabalho.

Parabéns.
Cumprimentos.
Fernando

Tue (25367) 2005-10-20 19:28

Hej Antonio,
I like this photo from the high POV. It's well composed with the surrounding buildings and trees around the main subject. Good colours too, well done!
Hilsner,
Lars

michalu (792) 2005-10-25 15:09

Hi Antonio!
Great shot very good POV and colors. just well done
Regards
Michael

aralda (1240) 2005-10-28 6:44

Olá Antonio,
Congrats for this picture. The POV is nice, and the palace is beautifully framed. Thanks for sharing the photo and note! Hope I'll get to visit sometime.
Raluca

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bazal (7894) 2005-11-02 2:36

Hi.
Very good POV and well balanced composition. Maybe could you have crop a little tighter around the buildings, but the result is good like this as well. thanks for sharing !

jrj (34527) 2005-11-29 11:07

A well made presentation of this very well know place (even I have been around here sometime). Good details and I like the kind of bird perspective in this one

Marche (4307) 2005-12-01 15:56

Bonsoir Antonio,
Superbe vue de ce magnifique Palais, magnifiquement cadré. La couleur de tous ces toits contraste bien avec le vert des arbres. l'ensemble est d'une très grande netteté.
Amicalement
Martine

Potch (474) 2006-02-06 5:37

Ola Antonio,
The point of view on this picture is really great! What a beautiful shot.
Thanks for sharing.
Abracos,
Patricia

steeve (1491) 2006-04-04 19:29

Nice postcard. I like the point of view. Nicely done. I apreciate the note wich makes me learn about your country.

wautersw (3531) 2009-06-06 11:07

Hi Antonio,

I've been to Sintra, but this is a lovely view I've missed. Very nicely composed and with rich colours. TFS

Wolf