Title

The Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha, Coimbra, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

The Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha, Coimbra, Portugal, 2009. View of the ruined cloisters. The monastery was built in the 14th century on the left bank of the Mondego river, but had to be abandoned in the 17th century due to frequent floods. The well-preserved Gothic ruins of the monastery were excavated in the late 20th century, more than 300 years after being abandoned by the nuns.

Date

1962

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D77_332

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,3Mb) / 11,4in x 17,1in / 3413 x 5120 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe building buildings religious architecture monastery country Portugal religion continent European color colour ruins medieval ruin column pillar pillars Gothic cloister cloisters location century photograph ruined Portuguese 21st century mediaeval Middle Ages 14th century Coimbra Fourteenth Century 2000s Gothic style TGN photograph St Saint Clare Sites & Photos Samuel Magal St Clare Saint Clare Clare of Assisi Santa Clara Magal Samuel Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha St Clare photograph