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Royal Palace, Queluz: the ballroom wing seen from the formal garden

RIBA Ref No RIBA15912
Architect/DesignerOliveira, Mateus Vicente de (1706-1785)
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryPortugal
CityQueluz
Subject Date1750
Image Date1960
ViewExterior
StyleRococo
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/POR/2 (ES1447.2)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectGardens ; Palaces ; Topiary ; Decorative stonework
NOTES: Work on this palace, designed as a summer retreat for Dom Pedro of Braganza, began in Rococo style in 1747 under the architect Mateus Vicente de Oliveira (1706-1786). The architect of the Baroque ballroom facade is unknown.
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