Cultural Landscape of Sintra
<p>In the 19th century Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic architecture. Ferdinand II turned a ruined monastery into a castle where this new…
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Cultural Landscape of Sintra
38.7833° N, -9.4167° E
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<p>In the 19th century Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic architecture. Ferdinand II turned a ruined monastery into a castle where this new sensitivity was displayed in the use of Gothic, Egyptian, Moorish and Renaissance elements and in the creation of a park blending local and exotic species of trees. Other fine dwellings, built along the same lines in the surrounding <em>serra</em> , created a unique combination of parks and gardens which influenced the development of landscape architecture throughout Europe.</p>
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38.78° N, -9.42° E
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