Talk:Palace of Mafra

A fact from Palace of Mafra appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 July 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Mafra National Palace (pictured) was built during the reign of King John V of Portugal, in consequence of a vow he made, promising to build a convent if his wife, the Queen Mary Anne of Austria, gave him descendants?

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Bats, rats and citations needed:

Removed two bits. First on bats:

Besides natural techniques of conservation for the books, such as the lack of space between the wall and the book (so it doesn't create humidity), there are also a few bats that inhabit this library eating any insect that could destroy this invaluable treasure. The bats are kept in boxes that are placed under the bookshelves. At night, the boxes are opened and the bats feed themselves 500 insects, equivalent to the double of their weight.

then rats:

There are several legends regarding the palace. The most popular claims that giant rats, capable of eating people, inhabit the palace and leave it at night in order to kill what they can -- cats, dogs, and people. The origin of this legend is the large sewer system built below the palace. Another legend speaks about the existence of a secret tunnel, linking Mafra to Ericeira, and that King Manuel II used the tunnel to escape exile and remain in Portugal.

Both unusual claims. Requires citations. Replace them if you have them.

The entire article needs citations. --Harizotoh9 (talk) 18:21, 15 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No. of books

In chapter "History" I'm reading about 36.000 books - encycop. correct?

Under the same lemma: In following chapter "Construction" is written about 40.000 books - encycop. correct?

The qantity of books in the library is given with a no. of c. 30,000 dated 15th up to the 19th, ref. Request World Heritage, Description of Royal Building of Mafra, submitted to WHC 31/01/2017. Greetings from Germany Wolfgang Pehlemann (talk) 06:31, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Also called "National Palace of Mafra"?

If it's also called "National Palace of Mafra" or "Mafra National Palace," why not mention that in the header of the article? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 12:54, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]