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In modest Portugal, the dimensions and extravagance of the convent and palace of Mafra, 40 km (25 miles) to the northwest of Lisbon, are quite staggering.
Its huge cost gave rise to a Portuguese saying that João transformed the diamonds of Brazil into the rocks of Mafra.
The impressive eastern wing was rebuilt by Friedrich Ludwig, the architect of the Convent at Mafra (see page 42), using the multicolored marble of the Alentejo.
At one end is the spectacular baroque Biblioteca Joanina (library), constructed in 1720 with João V’s Brazilian wealth (also instrumental in building the great library at Mafra; see page 42).
Visits to the Mafra Palace are by guided tour only (English-speaking at 11am and 2:30pm daily; closed Tuesday), and last about an hour.