Portugal Mosteiro da Batalha6

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Batalha
Santa Maria da Vitória
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Batalha's abbey is one of Europe's greatest
Gothic masterpieces and is protected as a World
Heritage monument. It was built in 1388 after
King João I made a vow to the Virgin that he
would build a magnificent monastery if she
granted him a victory over the Castillians in the
Battle of Aljubarrota
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An equestrian statue of Nuno Alvares Pereira, the
king's commander at the battle, stands before the
southern façade
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Nuno Álvares Pereira later became a mystic and
was beatified by Pope Benedict XV, in 1918,
and canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009. He is
often referred to as the Saint Constable (Santo
Condestável) or as Saint Nuno of Saint Mary (São
Nuno de Santa Maria)
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Batalha Monastery was added to UNESCO's World
Heritage List in 1983 because it commemorates an
important historical event and "here a highly
original, national Gothic style evolved,
profoundly influenced by Manueline art, as
demonstrated by its masterpiece, the Royal
Cloister." Batalha is located 118km (73 miles) N
of Lisbon and not far from Fatima and Alcobaça.
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Lateral Portal
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Lateral Portal
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The portico entrance to the Monastery, by Huguet 
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The main facade of the Batalha monastery 
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Capela do Fundador (Founders Chapel),
Masterpiece of the Gothic
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Capela do Fundador (Founders Chapel)
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Capela do Fundador
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Capela do Fundador
Lateral entrance
Unfinished Chapels
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Tomb of King Joao I and his wife Queen Philippa
of Lancaster. Born into the royal family
of England, her marriage secured the Treaty of
Windsor and produced several children who became
known as the "Illustrious Generation" in Portugal
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One feature of Portuguese history is its
long-standing alliance with England. England and
Portugal frequently supported each other
militarily, but there was also cooperation over
trade and a profound connection in the exchange
of art and science. English influence is seen
also in the architecture and art of Batalha
Monastery the Portuguese masters designed it in
the style of Perpendicular Gothic, a uniquely
English architectural style
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Tomb of King Joao I and his wife Queen Philippa
of Lancaster
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Capela do Fundador
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Capela do Fundador
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Batalha Monastery is not just a monastery it is
a lot more than this. It is a monument to the
unity of a nation, a union with England, an
expression of the power of Aviz dynasty and,
above all, a wonderful monument of architecture
and art
Tomb of the Infants
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Chapter House
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Lit by the so-called Flame of the Mother
Country of the Monumental Lamp created by
Lourenço Chaves de Almeida, a Guard of Honour
watches over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
under the protective eye of the maimed Christ of
the Trenches that had been the constant
companion of the Portuguese troops in the
campaign of Neuve-Chapelle, Flanders
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Joao I Queen Philippa
Henry the Navigator 
On 15th August 1385, the decisive battle took
place between the Portuguese and the Castilians
the Battle of Aljubarrota. Portugal won, under
the leadership of King John I (Dom João I),
thereby preserving its independence from Castile.
In order to commemorate this historic event and
to promote the unity of Portugal, King John I
(the first king in the Aviz dynasty) ordered the
building of a church and monastery of unseen
beauty and scale, to be devoted to the Virgin
Mary. Philippa of Lancaster (1360 1415)
was Queen of Portugal from 1387 until 1415 by
marriage to King John I. She became Queen
consort of Portugal through her marriage to
King John I. This marriage was the final step in
the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance against the
Franco-Castillian axis.
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Construction of this grand building took more
than a century and there were fifteen main
architects. Although the Monastery of Batalha
(the Monastery of the Battle) drained both the
manpower and the financial resources of Portugal,
it also helped spur the development of arts,
architecture and structural engineering in the
nation
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A souvenir can be any object that can be
collected or purchased and transported home by
the traveler as a memento of a visit
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Nerium oleander
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Nerium oleander
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Modern art Filipe Curado - Transgression
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Text Internet Pictures Sanda Foisoreanu
Gabriela Cristescu
Internet All copyrights belong to their
respective owners Presentation Sanda Foisoreanu
2017
Sound Tereza Salgueiro - Madredeus - O
sonho