Alcobaça Monastery Photo Gallery by Boris Alexander at pbase.com

Alcobaça Monastery

The Monastery of Santa Maria d'Alcobaça, north of Lisbon, was founded in the 12th century by King Alfonso I.
Its size, the purity of its architectural style, the beauty of the materials and the care with which it was built make this a masterpiece of Cistercian Gothic art.
the church and monastery were the first Gothic buildings in Portugal, and, together with the Monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra,
it was one of the most important of the mediaeval monasteries in Portugal. Due to its artistic and historical importance, it was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1989.

Monastery of Alcobaça	Church of the Monastery of Alcobaça	Monastery of Alcobaça
Tomb of Inês de Castro	Tomb of King Pedro I.	Details of the tomb of King Pedro I.
Choir (the apse)	Gothic interior	Interior of Monastery of Santa Maria d'Alcobaça, 12th century
Kitchen of the Monastery	Historical pulpit in the refectory	Cloister of the Alcobaça Monastery
Kitchen of the Monastery	Cloister and church of the Alcobaça Monastery	The dormitory
Cloister of the Alcobaça Monastery	Renaissance water basin	Cloister and church of the Alcobaça Monastery
Refectory of Alcobaça Monastery	Statue of Our Lady of Fátima	Magnificent Manueline vaults at the end of the church
Huge medieval monastery kitchen	Cloister of the Alcobaça Monastery	Gothic dormitory
Portada Monasterio de Alcobaça	Hall of Kings (Sala dos Reis)	Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Chapter Hall (Sala do Capítulo)

Marc Demoulin		29-May-2016 19:45
Great series on this magnificent monastery! vVv Marc

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