Jeronimous Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Jeronimous Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal
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Venetia Featherstone-Witty
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Photograph - Photographs
Description
The Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery is a monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belem, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal.
The monastery is one of the most prominent examples of the Portuguese Late Gothic Manueline style of architecture in Lisbon. It was classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the nearby Tower of Belem, in 1983.
The construction of the monastery and church began on 6 January 1501, and was completed 100 years later. King Manuel originally funded the project with moneys obtained from the Vintena da Pimenta, a 5 percent tax on commerce from Africa and the Orient, equivalent to 70 kilograms (150 lb) of gold per year, with the exception of those taxes collected on the importation of pepper, cinnamon and cloves, which went directly to the Crown.With the influx of such riches, the architects were not limited to small-scale plans, and resources already prescribed for the Monastery of Batalha, including the Aviz pantheon, were redirected to the project in Belem.
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December 27th, 2016
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations,! Your artwork has been Featured by the - ABC Group with the theme P is For Portico - You are invited to archive it in the Feature thread LF
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Pamela for the feature in the "ABC Group P is for Portico"
Mary Ann Weger
Congratulations! Your beautiful work has been featured in the Fine Art America group “Balconies Windows and Doors”! You are invited to archive your featured image for permanent storage and for viewing on the Discussions Page—topic name: “2-OPEN - Featured Images from this Group For Permanent Archiving” Simply copy the URL at the top of your image’s profile page, and paste it into the Discussion Page theme as noted above. Group URL: http://fineartamerica.com/groups/balconies-windows-and-doors.html
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Mary Ann for the feature in "Balconies, Windows and Doors"
Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations Venetia! Your beautiful artwork has been featured on the homepage of "Travel Art" group at Fine Art America :) Please archive it in the specific travel category under discussions, and don't forget to promote it in our Facebook group ;)
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