Mafra National Palace
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Mafra National Palace is a vast Baroque royal complex in Mafra, Portugal, renowned for its grand basilica, monumental convent, and one of Europe’s most important historic libraries.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque palace
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ basilica ⓘ convent complex ⓘ national monument ⓘ royal palace ⓘ |
| architect |
António Canevari
NERFINISHED
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Johann Friedrich Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel da Maia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
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Italian Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoclassical ⓘ |
| builtFor | John V of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | John V of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1755 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1717 ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Our Lady and Saint Anthony of Padua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central dome
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historic library ⓘ monumental convent ⓘ monumental façade ⓘ royal basilica ⓘ twin bell towers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Basilica of Mafra
NERFINISHED
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Mafra Convent NERFINISHED ⓘ Mafra National Palace Library NERFINISHED ⓘ cloisters ⓘ gardens ⓘ infirmary ⓘ royal apartments ⓘ tapada de Mafra hunting park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1730 ⓘ |
| libraryHolds |
illuminated manuscripts
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incunabula ⓘ rare books ⓘ |
| librarySize | about 36,000 volumes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centro Histórico de Mafra
NERFINISHED
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Lisbon District NERFINISHED ⓘ Mafra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Direção-Geral do Património Cultural NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
carillon with 98 bells
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largest Baroque building in Portugal ⓘ one of Europe’s most important historic libraries ⓘ six historic pipe organs in the basilica ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Portuguese State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iv)
ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Franciscan convent
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national museum ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John V of Portugal