Convent of Christ in Tomar

World Heritage

Portugal

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The Templar Monastery of Tomar (transferred to the Order of Christ in 1344) was originally designed as a monument to the Reconquista, but during the Manueline period it came to symbolize exactly the opposite idea – the opening of Portugal to other civilizations.

Detail of the round church, view from the nave

The elaborate pinnacles over the western facade of the church

The Manueline nave, as seen from the Renaissance era cloisters

Floorplan of the church of the Convent of Christ. The Templar round church (late 12th century) is in...

The entrance of the Convent church in Manueline style

A view of the Convent and Castle complex of Tomar

The famous chapterhouse window, made by Diogo de Arruda in 1510–1513

Gothic Cloister of the Cemetery (first half of the 15th century)

The main church of the Convent of Tomar constructed by the Knights Templar

Interior of the Round church decorated with late Gothic painting and sculpture

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Information extracted from Wikidata

executive body	Convento de Cristo
location of creation	Convent of Christ (Tomar)
number of rooms	lccn-n88073158
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/05cjy1
Commons category	Convento de Cristo
has part	Category:Deaths in Lyon
coordinate location	Point(-8.419258 39.603636)
official website	http://www.conventocristo.pt/
Commons gallery	Convent of Christ (Tomar)
start time	1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
native label	Convento de Cristo
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (i)
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
uses	4765316-4
country	Portugal
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Convento%20Cristo%20December%202008-8.jpg
located in the administrative territorial entity	Tomar (São João Baptista) e Santa Maria dos Olivais

start time	1983-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	دير السيد المسيح في تومار
official name	Convent of Christ in Tomar
official name	Convento de Cristo en Tomar
official name	Couvent du Christ à Tomar
official name	トマールのキリスト教修道院
official name	Klooster van Christus in Tomar
official name	Монастырь Христа в городе Томар
official name	托马尔的女修道院