Title

Capuchos Convent, Sintra, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

Capuchos Convent, Sintra, Portugal, 2009. Founded in 1560 by the son of the governor of India, this convent is located on a hilltop and was carved by hand out of a huge granite rock. It is also known as the Cork Convent because the tiny cells are lined with cork. The monks lived here up until 1834 when it was abandoned.

Date

1969

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D76_462

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,1Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5126 x 3417 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe city building buildings interior indoors religious architecture country Portugal religion continent European room color colour Christianity grounds location century convent inside photograph concept Portuguese 21st century Sintra world heritage site UNESCO 16th century sixteenth century historic Distrito de Lisboa nunnery TGN photograph Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Capuchos Convent Cork Convent Magal Samuel photograph