The Royal Palace of Queluz, near Lisbon, is Portugal's stunning 18th-century Rococo masterpiece, built as a summer retreat by King Pedro III, often called the "Portuguese Versailles" for its ornate beauty and gardens, serving as a royal residence, a gilded cage for Queen Maria I, and a symbol of Portugal's monarchy before becoming a state museum showcasing extravagant court life, music, and art with its famed Ballroom and Hanging Gardens.
