Another view of the Pena Palace at Sintra in Portugal.
Left 'as is' from a picture taken last summer, to show the huge rock incorporated into the structure of the building. There are several of these, rather than try to remove the rocks they built round them.
Another view of the Pena Palace at Sintra in Portugal.
Left 'as is' from a picture taken last summer, to show the huge rock incorporated into the structure of the building. There are several of these, rather than try to remove the rocks they built round them.
EJWilkins: Thanks Neil, but you should compliment the sun for the lighting and the architect for the colours, I shouldn't take the credit for those. Glad you like the shots, I've got a few more but I don't want it to look too much like a travel brochure. ;-)
Fine clock Ellie nice set of tones coming through here....
EJWilkins: Yes, well, talk about embarrassing .. the first time I get a proper queue organised and I manage to choose something similar to yours. Have you noticed how it happens though, people choose to put similar shots onto the site the same day?
Fairy castle built on a rock. Good shot and the angles well used.
EJWilkins: Thanks Louis, the palace really does look like a fairy tale castle perched on the top of a mountain ... you'll see what I mean when I come to the last of these pictures.
Everyone else has already said it but it really feels like such a playful place, almost like a make-believe, miniature toyland. I love that the architect worked with the huge rocks, instead of against them. That, too, seems playful!
that is interesting why the architects/builders left the rocks, it strikes me as very informal and endowed with artistic thought because its not like people tried to be so abstract back then - things like palaces were always so official dont you think?
Do you know how old the building is?
Not a bad shot either but I think you may have missed the flag which would have been nice to get in there...
Some excellent shots from Sintra, I was there last month but literally only passing through - and felt so damned car sick that i failed to point the Fuji in any of the right directions!!