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The Batalha Monastery, a stunning example of filigree stone work and beautiful design, is, for the main part, Gothic in style. Ornate archways lead to magical chambers and chapels and its exterior is a veritable throng of sculptures of saints and other important characters. However, its piece-de-resistance, the Royal Cloister, displays much evidence of the beginnings of Manueline style in its nautical carvings. More exceptional examples of Manueline masonry can be found in the seven chapels which lie unfinished, interestingly because the masons in question were taken by Manuel I to Belém to start work on the magnificent its Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
As Capelas Imperfeitas (The Unfinished Chapels) remain as a testimony of the fact that the monastery was never actually finished. They form a separate octagonal structure tacked on the choir of the church (via a retrochoir) and only accessible from the outside. It was commissioned in 1437 by King Edward of Portugal ("Dom Duarte", d.1438) as a second royal mausoleum for himself and his descendants. But he and his queen Eleanor of Aragon are the only ones buried here (Eleanor died in exile in Toledo in 1445, her remains were only translated here in 1456)
Unfinished chapels
Capela do Fundador
The original design, begun by Huguet, was altered by successive architects, especially Mateus Fernandes (who is buried inside the church). The octagonal rotunda has seven radiating hexagonal chapels. In the corners of the chapels stand the massive unfinished buttresses, that were intended to support the vault. These pillars, designed by Diogo Boitac, are decorated with Manueline motives carved in stone
The portal rises to a
monumental fifteen
metres. It was
originally built in
Gothic style, but was
transformed beyond
recognition by Mateus Fernandes
into a masterpiece
of Manueline
style (completed in 1509).
The portal is completely
decorated into a lacework of
sumptuous and stylized
Manueline motives: armillary,
spheres, winged angels, ropes,
circles, tree stumps, clover-shaped arches
and florid projections.
This homage of King Manuel I to his predecessor
King Edward mentions his motto Leauté
faray tam yaserei (I will
always be loyal). This
motto is then repeated more
than two hundred times in the arches,
vaults and pillars of the
chapels
The Renaissance loggia, added at about 1533, was probably
meant for musicians.
The Renaissance loggia is ascribed to the architect João
de Castilho
Dom Duarte e Dona Leonor de Aragon
Dom Duarte e Dona Leonor de Aragon
Escudo de Armas de D. Duarte
Túmulo de D. João, Filho de D. Afonso V
O Escudo de Armas e Emblemas de D. João II e D. Leonor
O Escudo de Armas e Emblemas de D. João II e D. Leonor
O Escudo de Armas e Emblemas de D. João II e D. Leonor
O Escudo de Armas e Emblemas de D. João II e D. Leonor
Sound: Cristina Branco - Saudade; Vida triste
Text: InternetPictures: Sanda Foişoreanu InternetCopyrights of the photos belong to each photographer
Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanuwww.slideshare.net/michaelasanda