One of the two stone sphinxes at the Garden of Mercurius (Mercury) - the gardens of the Queluz National Palace, Sintra - Portugal.
NOTE: Another image on these gardens: DETAILS ON STONE.
[Portuguese post on Feb 23rd, 2008]
Category: A CLOSE LOOK
Dec. 2008: Image down to 20% of ORIGINAL SIZE (click to see). Comments closed.
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