Royal Rest Room is a photograph by Georgina Noronha which was uploaded on January 9th, 2014.
Royal Rest Room
The royal living room at the Ajuda National Palace, in Lisbon.... more
Title
Royal Rest Room
Artist
Georgina Noronha
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The royal living room at the Ajuda National Palace, in Lisbon.
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The Ajuda National Palace is a neoclassical monument in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. Built on the site of a temporary wooden building constructed to house the Royal family after the 1755 earthquake and tsunami.
Although this palace was never completed as planned due to the exile of the royal family in Brazil caused by the French invasion of Portugal, it is still one of Europe's most perfect romantic buildings.
Its interior is richly filled with furniture, tapestries, statues, and extravagant decorative arts, the result of unprecedented wealth in the 1700s when diamonds were discovered in the then Portuguese colony of Brazil.
Of note is the ceiling in the Winter Garden that was a gift from the Viceroy of Egypt, the Music Room and its precious oriental porcelain from the Ch'ien period, the Ballroom, and the Ambassadors' Room. But the most impressive are the enormous Throne Room corresponding to the entire south wing, and the Dining Room and its crystal chandeliers, silk-covered chairs, and allegory of the birth of King Joćo VI on the frescoed ceiling. Visitors should also note the interesting collection of clocks throughout the palace and the dinner service that is one of the few European royal services to remain completely intact.
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January 9th, 2014