Architecture

Convent of Christ, Charola, south elevation

Tomar, Santarem District, Portugal

Convento de Cristo [Portuguese]
Mosteiro de Cristo [Portuguese]
Charola [Portuguese]
Charola templária [Portuguese]
Rotunda [Portuguese]
Convent of Christ, Charola, south elevation

Architecture

structure overview
Convent of Christ » Charola

Architecture: Charola

built
1160-1190
1230-1250
style/period
Romanesque, Gothic
work type by function
Roman Catholic church
architectural element(s)
apse
work type form/concept
circular plan (rotunda)

Architecture: Convent of Christ

built
1160
culture
Portuguese, Christian
work type by function
monastery/convent, building complex, museum
patronage
Gualdim Pais

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Portugal » Santarem District » Tomar » Union of Civil Parishes of Tomar » São João Batista
local language location name
Tomar, Portugal [Portuguese]
cultural historical region
Ribatejo

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Convent of Christ in Tomar
type
cultural
criteria
I, VI
designation
reference
265

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,176 × 6,145  pixel
43.8 × 52.0 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, perspective control, colour corrected
copyrights
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