Palace of Mafra

The Palace of Mafra, also known as the Palace-Convent of Mafra and the Royal Building of Mafra, is a monumental Baroque and Neoclassical palace-monastery located in , Portugal, some 28 kilometres from .
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  • Type: Palace
  • Description: church building in Mafra, Lisbon District, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Mafra National Palace”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museu Nacional da Música and Jardim do Cerco.

Museum
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The Museu da Música is a museum in the Palace of Mafra, Portugal. The museum primarily features musical instruments; among its holdings is a 1725 Stradivarius cello once owned and played by King Luís I of Portugal (ruled 1861–1889.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 330 metres east of Palace of Mafra.

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is situated 530 metres west of Palace of Mafra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Igreja Nova and Carvoeira.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Palace of Mafra.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km south of Palace of Mafra.

Palace of Mafra

Latitude
38.93698° or 38° 56′ 13″ north
Longitude
-9.327° or 9° 19′ 37″ west
Elevation
243 metres (797 feet)
Open location code
8CCGWMPF+Q6
Geo­Names ID
7521509
Wiki­data ID
Q599223
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Palace of Mafra” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Mafrako jauregi nazionala”
  • Belarusian: “Палац Мафра”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален дворец „Мафра“”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален дворец в Мафра”
  • Catalan: “Palau de Mafra”
  • Chinese: “马夫拉宫”
  • Croatian: “Palača Mafra”
  • Czech: “Mafra”
  • Czech: “Palác Mafra”
  • Dutch: “Paleis van Mafra”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Palaco de Mafra”
  • French: “palais National de Mafra”
  • French: “Palais national de Mafra”
  • Galician: “Palacio Nacional de Mafra”
  • Georgian: “მაფრის სასახლე”
  • German: “Palácio Nacional de Mafra”
  • German: “Schloss Mafra”
  • Greek: “Ανάκτορο της Μάφρα”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון מפרה”
  • Hungarian: “Mafra-palota”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Hati Kudus Yesus di Istana Nasional Mafra, Mafra”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Hati Kudus Yesus di Istana Nasional Mafra”
  • Italian: “Palazzo Nazionale di Mafra”
  • Japanese: “マフラ国立宮殿”
  • Maltese: “Palazz ta‘ Mafra”
  • Maltese: “Palazz ta’ Mafra”
  • Polish: “Pałac w Mafrze”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de Mafra”
  • Portuguese: “Convento de Mafra”
  • Portuguese: “Convento e Basílica de Mafra”
  • Portuguese: “Museu de Escultura Comparada”
  • Portuguese: “Palacio Nacional de Mafra”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Nacional de Mafra”
  • Portuguese: “Real Edifício de Mafra”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Național din Mafra”
  • Russian: “Дворец в Мафре”
  • Russian: “Дворец Мафра”
  • Scots: “Pailace o Mafra”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Palača u Mafri”
  • Slovenian: “Palača Mafra”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Nacional de Mafra”
  • Turkish: “Mafra Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Мафрський палац”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний палац Мафра”
  • Uzbek: “Mafra saroyi”
  • Vietnamese: “Cung điện Mafra”

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