architecture

Convent of Christ, Cloister of John III

Tomar, Santarem District, Portugal

Claustro de Dom João III [Portuguese]
Claustro Filipino [Portuguese]
Claustro Principal [Portuguese]

Architecture

higher-level structure
Convent of Christ
built
1530-1553
1557-1591
destroyed/demolished
1557
style/period
Mannerism
architectural element(s)
cloister
architect / constr. phase
1530-1553
João de Castilho
first construction, demolished in 1557
1557-1565
1566-1583
Francisco Lopes
taking over after the death of Torralva
1584-1591
patronage
John III of Portugal, Philip II of Spain

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