Architecture

Convent of Christ, Manueline Church, facade detail with gargoyle

Tomar, Santarem District, Portugal

Convento de Cristo [Portuguese]
Mosteiro de Cristo [Portuguese]
Igreja manuelina [Portuguese]
Convent of Christ, Manueline Church, facade detail with gargoyle

Architecture

structure overview
Convent of Christ » Manueline Church
architectural element(s)
gargoyle, facade

Architecture: Manueline Church

full/alternative names
Manuel I Chapter House
built
1510-1515
style/period
Manueline
work type by function
Roman Catholic church
architectural element(s)
nave
architect / constr. phase
1510-1513
1513-1515
patronage
Manuel I of Portugal

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
2,953 × 4,429  pixel
25.0 × 37.5 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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