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Created page with "'''Sintra''' is a city in the west of Portugal and has a population of 377,835 (2011). == Cultural Landscape of Sintra == In the 19th century Sintra became the first cent..."
'''Sintra''' is a city in the west of [[Portugal]] and has a population of 377,835 (2011).
== Cultural Landscape of Sintra ==
In the 19th century Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic [[architecture]]. [[Ferdinand II]] turned a [[ruin]]ed [[monastery]] into a [[castle]] where this new sensitivity was displayed in the use of [[Gothic]], Egyptian, Moorish and [[Renaissance]] elements and in the creation of a park blending local and exotic species of trees. Other fine dwellings, built along the same lines in the surrounding serra, created a unique combination of [[park]]s and [[garden]]s which influenced the development of [[landscape]] architecture throughout Europe.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/723</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
== External Links ==
*[http://www.cm-sintra.pt Official website of the city of Sintra]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Portuguese Cities and Towns]]
== Cultural Landscape of Sintra ==
In the 19th century Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic [[architecture]]. [[Ferdinand II]] turned a [[ruin]]ed [[monastery]] into a [[castle]] where this new sensitivity was displayed in the use of [[Gothic]], Egyptian, Moorish and [[Renaissance]] elements and in the creation of a park blending local and exotic species of trees. Other fine dwellings, built along the same lines in the surrounding serra, created a unique combination of [[park]]s and [[garden]]s which influenced the development of [[landscape]] architecture throughout Europe.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/723</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
== External Links ==
*[http://www.cm-sintra.pt Official website of the city of Sintra]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Portuguese Cities and Towns]]