Royal Palace, Queluz: the ballroom wing seen from the formal garden
Architect/Designer | Oliveira, Mateus Vicente de (1706-1785) |
Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971) |
Country | Portugal |
City | Queluz |
Subject Date | 1750 |
Image Date | 1960 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Rococo |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | ESP/POR/2 (ES1447.2) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Topiary ; Decorative stonework ; Gardens ; Palaces |
NOTES: Work on this palace, designed as a summer retreat for Dom Pedro of Braganza, began in Rococo style in 1747 under the architect Mateus Vicente de Oliveira (1706-1786). The architect of the Baroque ballroom facade is unknown.
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