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Palacio Nacional e Jardins de Queluz

The National Palace of Queluz was built from 1747 onwards, in the Rococo, Neoclassical and Baroque styles, designed by Mateus Vicente de Oliveira. Initially it was a summer stronghold for D. Pedro de Bragança. It became the residence of the Royal Family in the second half of the 18th and early 19th centuries. It was from here that the Royal Family left for Brazil fleeing Napoleon Bonaparte's troops and, as a consequence, the palace was looted. It was only inhabited again when D. Carlota Joaquina returned from Brazil. The National Palace of Queluz has many richly decorated rooms such as: Throne Room, Sculpture Room, Music Room, Smoking Room, Coffee Room, Lantern Room (or Dark Room), Açafatas Room, Porcelain and Earthenware Room , D. Quixote Room, among others. An additional highlight is the Corridor das Mangas, decorated with tiles by Francisco Jorge da Costa and panels by Manuel da Costa Rosado. Knowing Queluz is knowing something about Portuguese royalty.