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2 unusual facts about Quinta da Regaleira


Neo-Manueline

Other important Neo-Manueline buildings, in Portugal, are Rossio Railway Station, Lisbon (1886–1890), Palace Hotel of Bussaco (1888–1907), the Sintra Town Hall (1906–1909), the Counts of Castro Guimarães Palace in Cascais (1900) and the Quinta da Regaleira in Sintra (1904–1910).

Quinta da Regaleira

With the assistance of the Italian architect Luigi Manini, he designed the 4-hectare estate with its enigmatic buildings, believed to hide symbols related to alchemy, Masonry, the Knights Templar, and the Rosicrucians.



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