Western Portal, Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal

Sculptural detail of an angel holding shields with coats of arms, on the Western Portal, built 1517 in Renaissance style by Nicolau Chanterene, Church of Santa Maria, at the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Sculptural detail of an angel holding shields with coats of arms, on the Western Portal, built 1517 in Renaissance style by Nicolau Chanterene, Church of Santa Maria, at the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen