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Casa do Penedos
Casa do Penedos
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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ18
Location: Sintra - Portugal
Date: Mar 19, 2010
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Date Uploaded: Apr 13, 2010

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Comments: 10
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 March 2010 my husband and I went to Portugal for vacations.
Sintra is a town located at the Lisbon Region.
The town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on account of its 19th century romantic architecture.
When we stayed there was late in the afternoon and the weather didn't help us. We only drove around the city, so, I don't know what this house is :(

Now I know! "House of stones"
Thanks a lot zeuszen and thanks to digifotojo too

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 01/25/2011 12:20:24 PM
Beautifully done!I love the contrast of the foliage and the archetecture
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 01/22/2011 01:07:01 AM
Cool looking house. Your edit brings out the best about it, with the strong colors and lines of the house against the trees.
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 01/21/2011 07:59:15 PM
What a fantastic piece of fantasty! I'd love to live in something like this. Even if it's not old enough for ghosts, it looks like a place they could stay.
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 01/21/2011 06:07:02 PM
WOW - what a cool place. Nothing like that here in the States. When I first read "Sintra" I thought Sinatra - and that took on a meaning all its own. HAHAHA
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 01/21/2011 04:05:16 PM
Googled it.. also known as Casa dos Penedos:

On the slops of the mountain is Casa dos Penedos (aka House of stones). Quite a unique piece of architecture with its curves and peaked towers not to mention the colour. Built in 1921-22, the base of this mansion is in the form of arches and it all just rises up from there in amongst the dense foliage. The house was designed by Raul Lino who lived an amazing long life for his time. Born in 1879, he studied both in England and Germany. Many of his creations are scattered throughout Portugal. They include the Tivoli Theatre and Brazil Pavilion in Lisbon, St Patricks Tower in Estorial and the Casa do Cipreste also in Sintra. The house is privately owned.

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 01/21/2011 09:13:27 AM
What a cool building. I'm waiting for elves and fairies to come out on the balcony...
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 01/20/2011 09:28:54 PM
The manor is called "Casa dos Penedos" (House of Stones), a private holding. Google has more info.

Message edited by author 2011-01-20 21:31:11.
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 01/20/2011 08:14:44 PM
Whatever that building is, it looks like it belongs in a fairytale. Perhaps the one where everyone goes to sleep for 100 years.
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 01/20/2011 07:28:19 PM
Great building, could do with some renovating though.
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 01/20/2011 05:26:35 PM
Whatever it is it is cool looking! You can almost feel the gloom in the air.
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