architecture

Convent of Christ, Cloister of the Bread

Tomar, Santarem District, Portugal

Claustro da Micha [Portuguese]

Architecture

higher-level structure
Convent of Christ
built
1531-1546
style/period
Renaissance
architectural element(s)
cloister
architect
João de Castilho

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