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The Mafra National Palace is a monumental Baroque and Italianized Neoclassical palace-monastery located in Mafra, Portugal. Its dimensions are so huge that it dwarfs the city. The palace-monastery is said to be Portugal's attempt to rival the Spanish palace at Escorial outside Madrid, Spain.The palace, which also served as a Franciscan monastery, was built during the reign of King John V (1707-1750)/O Palacio Nacional de Mafra eh um palacio e mosteiro monumental de estilo barroco localizado em Mafra (Portugal) a pouco mais de 50 quilometros de Lisboa.Em 1715, foi fundado o Convento de Nossa Senhora e Santo Antonio de Mafra

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The Mafra National Palace is a monumental Baroque and Italianized Neoclassical palace-monastery located in Mafra, Portugal. Its dimensions are so huge that it dwarfs the city. The palace-monastery is said to be Portugal's attempt to rival the Spanish palace at Escorial outside Madrid, Spain.The palace, which also served as a Franciscan monastery, was built during the reign of King John V (1707-1750)/O Palacio Nacional de Mafra eh um palacio e mosteiro monumental de estilo barroco localizado em Mafra (Portugal) a pouco mais de 50 quilometros de Lisboa.Em 1715, foi fundado o Convento de Nossa Senhora e Santo Antonio de Mafra