【HD】 Mosteiro da Batalha

【HD】 Mosteiro da Batalha

O Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitória (mais conhecido como Mosteiro da Batalha situa-se na Batalha, Portugal.

Is a Dominican convent in the Portuguese town of Batalha, in the District of Leiria, Portugal. It is one of the best and original examples of Late Gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the Manueline style. It amazes the onlooker with its profusion of gables, spires, pinnacles and buttresses. It has become a symbol of national pride.

History

The convent was built to thank the Virgin Mary for the Portuguese victory over the Castilians in the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385, fulfilling a promise of King Dom João I. The battle put an end to the 1383-1385 crisis.


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