Jerónimos Monastery
The Jerónimos Monastery (Portuguese: Mosteiro dos Jerónimos) is a Monastery that is located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site.[1]
| Jerónimos Monastery | |
|---|---|
| Mosteiro dos Jerónimos | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Monastery |
| Architectural style | Manueline |
| Location | Santa Maria de Belém |
| Country | Portugal |
| Coordinates | 38°41′52″N 9°12′22″W / 38.69778°N 9.20611°WCoordinates: 38°41′52″N 9°12′22″W / 38.69778°N 9.20611°W |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Portuguese Republic |
| Architect | Diogo de Boitaca |
| Official name | Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém |
| Location | Europe and North America |
| Criteria | iii, vi |
| Reference | 263 |
| Inscription | 1983 (7th Session) |
Jerónimos Monastery Media
The fountains in the Praça do Império, with symbols from the zodiac in the calçada
The entrance to the main church and cloister
Manueline ornamentation in the cloisters of Jerónimos Monastery
Jerónimos Monastery in the mid-18th century, before the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
The official picture taken after the signing of the Lisbon Treaty in front of the South Portal
The ornate Manueline south portal by João de Castilho
The Western portal, transition from the Gothic style to Renaissance, by sculptor Nicolau Chanterene, 1517
Richly decorated pillars and ceiling of main chapel
Neomanueline tomb of navigator Vasco da Gama
_edited.jpg)
References
- ↑ XIX century – Monastery of Jerónimos (in en). www.mosteirojeronimos.ptPortuguese Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
