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  • Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, aerial view, a Benedictine monastery in Alt Emporda, Catalonia, Spain. The monastery was founded in 945 AD and thrived through to the 12th century. The Romanesque church was consecrated in 1022 and the cloister and bell tower were added in the 12th century. The monastery is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of men with shields fighting with clubs, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a female head, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural decoration and tracery on the arches of the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of 2 birds feeding on berries, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Christ on the cross, and the rib vaults of the ceiling of the nave above, in 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Intricately carved pillars and walls in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a lion trapped between stone slabs, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a griffon and child, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a lion with tree growing up the wall, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Horse and carriage, from scenes of the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene with decorative border, 18th century, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail of woman from a border, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, part of a series depicting the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene with decorative border, 18th century, part of a series depicting the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho (right), cloisters (left), and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of dragons, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue under a canopy, possibly St Thomas with his set square, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Santa Maria de Belem on a pedestal above the archivolt, surrounded by statues under canopies, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues under canopies on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of St Jerome pulling the thorn from the lion's paw, on the tympanum of the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of 2 angels holding wreaths and a censer, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy of Luiz de Camoens, 1524-80, Portuguese poet, from his tomb, made by Costa Mota in the 19th century (the remains were moved here in 1880) in Neo-Manueline style, in the choir of 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave with intricately carved columns and choir in the distance, in 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the ceiling of the nave with its ornate bosses, and the choir to the left, in 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the ceiling of the nave with its ornate bosses, and the choir below, in 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the ceiling of the nave with its ornate bosses in 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a female figure, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a female figure holding a book and palm frond, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC140.jpg
  • Sculptural detail of 2 birds feeding on berries, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Intricately carved columns in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Font with a lion in the corner of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Font with a lion in the corner of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted floral design on the tiles in the refectory, built 1517-18 by Leonardo Vaz, with azulejos tiles added 1780-85, of 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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  • Tile scene in a decorative border, in the refectory, built 1517-18 by Leonardo Vaz, with azulejos tiles added 1780-85, of 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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  • Arcade of the Cloister, with rib vaulted ceiling with decorative bosses, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone lion with water spout mouth on a font in the corner of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Intricately carved columns in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a shield with the instruments of the Passion, ladder, hammer and pliers, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a griffon and cherub, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a portrait medallion set in a garland, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arcade of the Cloister, with intricately carved columns and a rib vaulted ceiling with decorative bosses, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a sphinx, a winged half-man half-lion, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC103.jpg
  • Musicians playing the cello and the harp, from scenes of the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men in a boat, from scenes of the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, part of a series depicting the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene with men spearing deer, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, part of a series depicting the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man arriving, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, part of a series depicting the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene with man shooting birds, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, part of a series depicting the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men fishing, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, part of a series depicting the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional blue and white azulejos tile scenes, 18th century, depicting the history of the monastery and the siege of Lisbon in 1147, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho (right), cloisters (left), and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 2 statues under canopies flanking the doors, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of 2 birds, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 2 statues holding books under canopies flanking the doors, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of statues under canopies from the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. 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
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  • Tomb of Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer, died 1584, made by Costa Mota in the 19th century (the remains were moved here in 1880) in Neo-Manueline style, in the choir of 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Henry I of Portugal, 1512-80, in 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Christ on the cross with metalwork halo, on the first floor of the nave, in 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir, seen through the columns of the nave, in 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Intricately carved columns in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a ship, celebrating Portugal's Age of Discovery, between the arches of the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC129.jpg
  • Adoration of the Shepherds, attributed to Antonio Campelo, late 16th century, mural in the refectory of 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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  • Font with a lion in the corner of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC128.jpg
  • Font with a lion in the corner of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC120.jpg
  • Refectory, built 1517-18 by Leonardo Vaz, with low vaulted ceiling and azulejos tiles added 1780-85, of 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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  • Ceiling of the Cloister arcade, with rib vaults and decorative bosses, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of the base of a section of rib vaults in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a lion and child, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a lion and snake, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC110.jpg
  • Chinese men, from scenes of the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men arriving in a boat, from scenes of the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene, with men on horseback hunting a deer, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, part of a series depicting the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sailing ship, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, part of a series depicting the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC073.jpg
  • Sculptural detail of lions holding a coat of arms, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of dragons holding a coat of arms, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a lion with large mane and open mouth, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of cherubs holding coats of arms, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Queen Maria of Aragon kneeling, with her patron saint, John the Baptist, 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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  • Choir of 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tile scene in a decorative border, in the refectory, built 1517-18 by Leonardo Vaz, with azulejos tiles added 1780-85, of 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 the griffon and child, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a child trapped between stone slabs, in the arcade of the Cloister, built in Manueline style by Diogo Boitac, Joao de Castilho and Diogo de Torralva, completed 1541, in 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 cloister wings have wide arcades with rectangular column and tracery within the arches. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_LISBON_MC108.jpg
  • Men fishing, from scenes of the history of the monastery and the Siege of Lisbon in 1147, traditional blue and white azulejos tile scene, 18th century, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cupola of the Church of 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues under canopies on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Santa Maria de Belem on a pedestal above the archivolt, surrounded by statues under canopies, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of Christ on the cross, from above the tympanum of the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Henry the Navigator, 1394-1460, with sword and armour, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of St Jerome pulling the thorn from the lion's paw, on the tympanum of the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, 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 portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho (right), cloisters (left), and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy of Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer, died 1584, from his tomb, made by Costa Mota in the 19th century (the remains were moved here in 1880) in Neo-Manueline style, in the choir of 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the ceiling of the nave with its ornate bosses in 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 monastic complex includes the church with portal by Joao de Castilho, cloisters, and Chapel of St Jerome. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Broken Apollo statue from House D in Apollonia, now exhibited in the Eastern portico of the Ardenica Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox monastery near Apollonia, Fier, Albania. Apollo leans on the Delphic tripod, encoiled with a serpent, and holds a lyre and tortoise shell. This is the Pythian Apollo, patron of Delphi, oracle and master of artistic contests. The monastery was founded in 1282 by Andronikos II Palaiologos and is dedicated to the Byzantine victory over the Angevins in Berat during the Siege of Berat of 1280ñ81. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone sculpted fantastic creatures on the capital of a column on the exonarthex of the Church of St Mary, 13th century, in the Ardenica Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox monastery near Apollonia, Fier, Albania. 8 of these capitals all display various monsters and fantastic creatures. The church is of Byzantine-orthodox architecture but with many Romanesque features, and contains frescoes by Kostandin and Athanas Zografi which date to 1744. The monastery was founded in 1282 by Andronikos II Palaiologos and is dedicated to the Byzantine victory over the Angevins in Berat during the Siege of Berat of 1280ñ81. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus, aerial view, a Cistercian monastery built 1174-1225 in Romanesque style, with church, cloister, chapter house, dormitory, refectory, parlour and scriptorium, in Aiguamurcia, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The monastery contains the royal tombs of the Aragon dynasty and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus, aerial view, a Cistercian monastery built 1174-1225 in Romanesque style, with church, cloister, chapter house, dormitory, refectory, parlour and scriptorium, in Aiguamurcia, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The monastery contains the royal tombs of the Aragon dynasty and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus, a Cistercian monastery built 1174-1225 in Romanesque style, with church, cloister, chapter house, dormitory, refectory, parlour and scriptorium, in Aiguamurcia, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The monastery contains the royal tombs of the Aragon dynasty and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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