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Portugal at last gets to marvel at its crown jewels / 32BU4DV
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It has taken 227 years, but Portugal's stunning crown jewels have finally gone on display in a giant strong room inside the country's long unfinished royal palace. The Ajuda Palace overlooking the capital's historic Belem district was home to Portugal's last royal dynasty, the Braganzas, whose reign ended when the country became a republic in 1910. The public are finally allowed to see the vast royal treasure collection -- more than 1,000 items dating from the 17th to the 20th century, including numerous pieces of gold jewellery encrusted with precious stones, some of them now on display for the first time. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES