Title

Cloister and garden, Old Cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

Cloister and garden, Old Cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal, 2009. Coimbra Cathedral is the only one of the Portuguese Romanesque cathedrals from the Reconquista times to have survived relatively intact up to the present. Construction began in the mid 12th century after Afonso Henriques (Afonso I) declared himself King of Portugal with Coimbra as his capital. The cloister, which was built in the 13th century during the reign of Afonso II, represents the transition form Romanesque to Gothic architecture.

Date

1969

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D76_413

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (1,9Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5132 x 3421 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature exterior building buildings interior indoors religious architecture archway arch garden flower flowers plant country Portugal religion rose roses cathedral color colour medieval Christian Christianity courtyard Gothic cloister cloisters location Catholic Catholicism century Roman Catholic inside outside Portuguese Romanesque Architectural Feature mediaeval Middle Ages Roman Catholicism Coimbra Thirteenth Century 13th century TGN photograph Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Old Cathedral of Coimbra Magal Samuel photograph