Monastery of Alcobaça

World Heritage

Portugal

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The Monastery of Santa María de Alcobaça, located in the north of Lisbon, was built in the 12th century by King Afonso I. The monastery's large size, authentic architecture, fine materials and meticulous construction make it a masterpiece of Cistercian Gothic art.

# 12th century

# Architectural Style

Cloister and church of the Alcobaça Monastery

Tomb of King Pedro I

Renaissance water basin within the Gothic fountain house in the cloister of the Monastery of Alcobaç...

main church

View of the nave of the church towards the main chapel and ambulatory

Manueline vault and entrance to the sacristy

Royal Pantheon of the Alcobaça Monastery. The tomb in the foreground decorated with the Apostles bel...

Detail of the tomb of Ines de Castro showing Christ presiding over the Last Judgement

Façade of the Monastery of Alcobaça. The portal and rose window of the church are original Gothic (e...

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Information extracted from Wikidata

number of rooms	lccn-n85369799
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/0fdpsz
location	Almohad Caliphate
Commons category	Mosteiro de Alcobaça
located in time zone	Western European Time
inception	1187-01-01T00:00:00Z
dissolved, abolished or demolished date	1833-01-01T00:00:00Z
religious order	Belfry of Menen
coordinate location	Point(-8.98 39.548333333)
official website	http://www.mosteiroalcobaca.pt
category of people buried here	Category:Tombs in Mosteiro de Alcobaça
owner of	Crónica da Tomada de Ceuta
area	0.98
World Heritage criteria	Larousse Encyclopedia online
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (ii)
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (i)
plan view image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mosteiro%20de%20Alcobaca%20Planta.svg
uses	4315209-0
country	Portugal
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mosteiro%20de%20Alcoba%C3%A7a%20%28Portugal%29%202.jpg
located in the administrative territorial entity	Alcobaça e Vestiaria
executive body	Mosteiro de Alcobaça

start time	1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	Monasterio de Batalha
official name	Monastère de Batalha
official name	Klooster van Batalha
official name	Монастырь Баталья
official name	巴塔利亚修道院
official name	دير ألكوباسا
official name	دير بطليوس
official name	Monastery of Alcobaça
official name	Monastery of Batalha
official name	Monasterio de Alcobaça
official name	Monastère d'Alcobaça
official name	アルコバッサの修道院
official name	バターリャの修道院
official name	Klooster van Alcobaça
official name	Монастырь Алкобаса
official name	阿尔科巴萨修道院
area	85.78
applies to part	buffer zone