Neo-Manueline

Neo-Manueline is a revival style of architecture that drew on the sixteenth century Manueline late Gothic architecture of Portugal, itself named for King Manuel I, who reigned from 1495 to 1521 during the Age of Discovery. The revival began in 1839 with the construction of the Pena Palace in Sintra, built between 1839 and 1849 under Ferdinand II, and the term manuelino was coined in 1842 by the Brazilian art historian Francisco Adolfo de Varnhagen to describe the original sixteenth century style. Neo-Manueline buildings were erected across Portugal, Brazil and the wider Portuguese speaking world, including former Portuguese territories in Africa and Asia, and the style was regarded as an authentically Portuguese architectural language tied to the country's maritime past. Notable examples include the Rossio Railway Station in Lisbon, built from 1886 to 1890, the Palace Hotel of Bussaco, built from 1888 to 1907, the Quinta da Regaleira in Sintra, built from 1904 to 1910, and the Real Gabinete Portugues de Leitura in Rio de Janeiro, built from 1880 to 1887.