architecture

Monastery of the Hieronymites, Church of Saint Mary

Lisbon, Portugal

Igreja de Santa Maria [Portuguese]
Igreja Paroquial de Belém [Portuguese]

Architecture

full/alternative names
Parish Church of Belem
higher-level structure
built
1516-1522
culture
style/period
work type by function
work type form/concept
architect

Architecture: Monastery of the Hieronymites

full/alternative names
Monastery of Saint Mary of Belem
built
1514-1551
culture
style/period
work type by function
1495–1834
1834–1940
1863
material
architect / constr. phase
1514-1516
original layout of monastery and church
1517-1530
1540-1551
finishing off the previous constructions
1563-1601

Specifications

height
25.0 m
width
27.0 m
length
90.0 m
naves
transept
width
29.0 m
height
25.0 m
length
19.0 m

Geography

local language location name
Lisboa, Portugal [Portuguese]

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
III, VI
designation