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Monastery of Alcobaça
| Site number: | 505 |
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| Type of site: | Cultural | |
| Date: | 12th century | |
| Date of Inscription: | 1989 | |
| Location: | Europe, Portugal, Alcobaça – Leiria | |
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| Description: | King Alfonso I founded the Monastery of Santa Maria d'Alcobaça, north of Lisbon, in the 12th century. This is a masterpiece of Cistercian Gothic art due to its size, the purity of its architectural style, the beauty of the materials and the care with which it was built. --WHMNet paraphrase from the description at WHC Site, where additional information is available. | |
| The Alcobaça Monastery (Portuguese: Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça) is a mediaeval monastery located in the town of Alcobaça, in central Portugal. It was founded by the first Portuguese King, Afonso Henriques, in 1153, and maintained a close association with the Kings of Portugal throughout its history. --Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. | ||
| Source: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/505 | |
| Reference: | 1. UNESCO World Heritage Center, Site Page. | |