Sunday, August 19, 2018

Monastery of Batalha in Leiria

Startlingly exquisite burial church of the 15th century Portuguese royalty. Best and original examples of late gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the manueline style. Monastery was built to commemorate the victory over the Castilians in the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385.
Changing of the guards at the tomb of the unknown soldier.

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