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The Monastery of Batalha
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This is a World Heritage Monument .
The Monastery of the Dominicans of Batalha ( also called Santa Maria da Victoria ) is a Dominican monastery in the Portuguese town of Batalha , that was built to thank the Virgin Mary for the Portuguese victory over the Castilians in the batle of Aljubarrota in 1385, fulfiling a promise of King D. Joao I. The batle put an end to the 1383-1385 crisis.
The monastery took two centuries to build, started in 1388 by Afonso Domingues and succeeded by David Huguet in 1402, and several Kings of Portugal wanted to leave their mark on this construction built in pale stone. As Capelas Imperfeitas ( The Imperfect Chapels ) remain as a testimony of the fact that the monastery was never actually finished. The Infante D. Henrique, the Navigator was buried here, as were King D. Joao I and his Queen of English origin, Philippa of Lancaster.
The Sala do Capitulo ( Chapter Room ) reminds the visitors of the military reason for this foundation: Two sentinels guard the tombs of two unknown soldiers killed in World War I . The monastery stands up from all the village and is one of the most important Gothic sites in Prtugal and a magnificent Manueline portal of the main Church.
published:
Sat 26 Aug 2006 21:50
comments (13 from 13)
mircea grumaz
#1
Sat 26 Aug 2006 21:53
nice presentation and very good notes for me... regards
Elena HL
#2
Sun 27 Aug 2006 00:08
Great fragment! Good angle of view! Congrats!
Zolotko
#3
Sun 27 Aug 2006 00:32
Интересная архитектура!ИМХО фото можно было бы сделать поконтрастнее,порезче и немного обрезать сверху))
Joaquim Simoes
#4
Sun 27 Aug 2006 00:48
Muito obrigado pelo seu comentario, mas como disse anteriormente nao entendo patavina de Russo !!!!
Melhores cumprimentos
Teemu Koppa
#6
Sun 27 Aug 2006 12:52
Very good texture and composition!
Nada Vujanic
#7
Sun 27 Aug 2006 12:54
Beautiful details of monastery and nice blue sky in back!
Thank you for the notes.
Have a nice day 
Aleksej Patlakh
#8
Sun 27 Aug 2006 15:34
Красота и величие древности!Хорошая проработка и цвет!
Luis Lima
#9
Sun 27 Aug 2006 16:47
EXcelent fotografia e perspectiva histórica. Talvez ficasse melhor com polarizador. 
silvia marmori
#10
Sun 27 Aug 2006 18:52
wow.. such excellent composed.. great light, beautiful architecture..
and so complete notes, to see it with other eyes..
thanks for both
beijos e um domingo excelente, jose!..
Anna Ovsjannikova
#11
mon 28 Aug 2006 11:58
very monumental and at the same time elegant architecture! and the lights is quite effective!)
Excellent composition of a wonderful architecture!!!!!
Very well done, my friend!
Parabens!
Robert H
#13
Fri 1 Sep 2006 23:20
Joaquim this is on outstanding composition of some wonderful architecture. Very well captured and a great comentary, I thank you for you notes.
