To Batalha
04/07/07 18:20 Filed in: Portugal
Took a trip today to the town of Batalha. The monastery there was built netween 1386 and 1517and is a Unesco world heritage site. The main buildings comprise a church and two cloisters.
It is a lovely building and has a museum which includes masonry and stained glass workshops where conservation work continues.
North wall of the church. Imperfect chapels.
Cloister of King Joao 1 with the church in the background.
Masonry detail including gargoyle.
Church viewed from the Cloister of King Joao 1.
Gargoyle.
Cloister of King Alfonso V.
Church interior.
Church main entrance.
A very large statue of King Joao 1 who defeated the Castilian army in the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385 and founded the monastery.
It is a lovely building and has a museum which includes masonry and stained glass workshops where conservation work continues.
North wall of the church. Imperfect chapels.
Cloister of King Joao 1 with the church in the background.
Masonry detail including gargoyle.
Church viewed from the Cloister of King Joao 1.
Gargoyle.
Cloister of King Alfonso V.
Church interior.
Church main entrance.
A very large statue of King Joao 1 who defeated the Castilian army in the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385 and founded the monastery.