architecture

Convent of Christ, Charola

Tomar, Santarem District, Portugal

Charola [Portuguese]
Charola templária [Portuguese]
Rotunda [Portuguese]

Architecture

higher-level structure
Convent of Christ
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
Convent of Christ, Charola, east elevation
Convent of Christ, Charola, east elevation Tomar, Santarem District, Portugal
Convent of Christ, Charola, southeast elevation
Convent of Christ, Charola, southeast elevation Tomar, Santarem District, Portugal
Convent of Christ, Charola, south elevation
Convent of Christ, Charola, south elevation Tomar, Santarem District, Portugal
Convent of Christ, Charola, south elevation
Convent of Christ, Charola, south elevation Tomar, Santarem District, Portugal
Convent of Christ, Charola, bell tower
Convent of Christ, Charola, bell tower Tomar, Santarem District, Portugal
Convent of Christ, Charola, bell tower
Convent of Christ, Charola, bell tower Tomar, Santarem District, Portugal