Newt - Pena National Palace - Portugal by Marilyn Harris
Newt – Pena National Palace – Portugal
Featured in PORTUGAL and Lisbon and Surrounds
Pena National Palace was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status as a “cultural landscape” in 1995.
The depiction of a newt, symbolizing the allegory of creation of the world.
Pena National Palace dates back to 1839, when the King consort, Ferdinand II of Saxe Coburg-Gotha (1816-1885) bought the ruins of the Hieronymite Monastery of Nossa Senhora da Pena and started to adapt it for use as a residence, according to his Romantic taste.
Canon PowerShot A650IS
Shutter Speed: 1/320sec
Aperture: F4.8
ISO: 200
Comments
Gosh!! what an amazing design!! beautiful and freaky all at once!!lol..*-)
Thanks Deb! You are so right! He did look a little mean, but the workmanship was amazing! :o)
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Thank You! :o)
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Fantastic details. Great capture
Thank you Joy! Appreciate! :o)
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amazing art
It sure is amazing! Thanks for dropping by Bobby! :o)
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Awesome Capture!
Thank you so much Lee! :o)
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OMG most excellent
Thank you so much Henna! :o)
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Thank You so much Bazz and Lisbon and Surroundings for this honour! :o)
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