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Batalha Monastery
TITLEBatalha Monastery
ARCHITECT/BUILDERFifteen architects worked on this building beginning with Afonso Domingues.
NATIONPortugal
DETAILExterior
CITYBatalha
STATE or REGIONDistrict of Leira (Distrito de Leira)
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTIONTook two centuries to build, starting in 1386 and ending circa 1517.
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMEBatalha Monastery
MATERIALSLimestone
TYPEDominican monastery
STYLELate Gothic with Manueline influence
OTHER TERMSUnfinished chapels; Santa Maria da Vitória na Batalha
NOTESKing Joao I built this monastery to thank the Virgin Mary for his victory at the battle of Aljubarrote.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERdcap26
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Meredith L. Clausen at mlc@u.washington.edu
PHOTOGRAPHERDeborah Caplow
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2006
SOURCECaplow, Deborah
COPYRIGHT HOLDERCaplow, Deborah
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