Title
Tomb of King Duarte I and Queen Eleanor, Unfinished Chapels, Monastery of Batalha, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal
Caption
Tomb of King Duarte I and Queen Eleanor, Unfinished Chapels, Monastery of 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 Unfinished Chapels, also known as the Pantheon of King Duarte (Edward), consist of an octagonal building situated behind the chancel. Work on the chapels was commissioned by King Duarte (Edward) I, who intended them to be a mausoleum for himself and his descendants, in 1434. In one of the chapels, the tomb effigy of Duarte lies hand-in-hand beside his wife, Eleanor of Aragon, in the center of the rotunda area. The upper level has a beautiful Renaissance balcony. The Monastery was designated a World Heritage Site in 1983.
Date
1960
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal
Reference
HRM19D76_231
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,0Mb (1,7Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5120 x 3413 (300dpi)