The Monserrate Palace (Portuguese:
Palácio de
Monserrate) is an exotic palatial
villa located near Sintra, Portugal, the traditional summer resort of
the Portuguese court. It was built in 1858 for Sir
Francis Cook, an English baronet created visconde de Monserrate by King Luís.
Monserrate turned to an English architect, James Knowles
Jr., for designs. Though its Moghul-inspired details are unique in Portugal, its
eclecticism is a fine example of the Sintra Romanticism, along with other nearby
palácios, such as the Pena Palace.