Title

Detail of main portal with archivolt, Monastery of Batalha, Batalha, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

Detail of main portal with archivolt, Monastery of Batalha, Batalha, Portugal, 2009. The Dominican Batalha Monastery (Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria de Batalha) is a magnificent example of medieval Portuguese architecture. In 1385, King John I vowed that if his outnumbered army defeated the Castilians at the important Battle of Aljubarrota, he would build a magnificent monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Construction of the monastery, which combines late Gothic and Manueline architectural styles, began in 1386 but was not completed until c1517. The monastery was designated a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Date

1957

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D76_221

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,0Mb) / 11,4in x 17,1in / 3415 x 5123 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior building buildings religious architecture stone doorway monastery carving country Portugal religion figure statue color colour medieval Christian Christianity Gothic carved location Catholic Catholicism century Dominican Roman Catholic outside Portuguese portal Batalha Architectural Feature archivolt mediaeval Middle Ages Roman Catholicism 14th century Fourteenth Century 15th century fifteenth century TGN Leira photograph Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Magal Samuel photograph