Cloisters, Monastery of Alcobaca, Alcobaca, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Cloisters, Monastery of Alcobaca, Alcobaca, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

2-370-745 - Samuel Magal/Sites & Photos/Heritage Images

Cloisters, Monastery of Alcobaca, Alcobaca, Portugal, 2009. The Monastery of Santa Maria de Alcobaca was founded in 1153 by Afonso Henriques (Afonso I of Portugal). It was one of the most powerful abbeys of the Cistercian order. The beautiful Gothic Cloisters of Silence were built during the reign of King Dinis (Denis) I in the late 13th century. The builders were Portuguese architects Domingo Domingues and Master Diogo. The chapter house, connected to the cloister by a Romanesque-style portal, is filled with Baroque statues created by the monks. The remnants of the monastery library, including hundreds of medieval manuscripts, are now kept in the National Library in Lisbon. Alcobaca Monastery was designated a World Heritage Site in 1989.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Samuel Magal, attributed to: : Photographer, head researcher and archivist of Sites and Photos
People Related
  1. Domingo Domingues: Portuguese: Architect
  2. Master Diogo: Portuguese: Architect

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Portugal Leiria Alcobaça

  1. 39 33 08 N , 008 58 39 W

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Religion & Belief Christianity


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5132x3421
File Size : 51,436kb


Aliases

  1. R160010002
  1. 0740001274
  1. 2-370-745
  1. 2370745
  1. R160010002


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