A panoramic view of
the Ducal Palace of
Vila Viçosa, in the Portuguese
Alentejo. For centuries it was the seat of the
House of Braganza, one of the most important noble houses in Portugal and the kingdom's ruling house from 1640 until a republican government replaced King
Manuel II in the
5 October 1910 revolution.Photograph:
Alvesgaspar
A panoramic view of
the Ducal Palace of
Vila Viçosa, in the Portuguese
Alentejo. For centuries it was the seat of the
House of Braganza, one of the most important noble houses in Portugal and the kingdom's ruling house from 1640 until a republican government replaced King
Manuel II in the
5 October 1910 revolution.Photograph:
Alvesgaspar