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(54) SANTA MARIA DE CELAS MONASTERY

The cloister of Santa Maria de Celas Monastery - Coimbra, Portugal

Colomn detail, Santa Maria de Celas' cloister - Coimbra, Portugal

The cloister of Santa Maria de Celas Monastery - Coimbra, Portugal

Some aspects of Santa Maria de Celas' cloister - Coimbra, Portugal.

A Cistercian feminin Monastery from 1210 and a National Monument (Monumento Nacional) decreed on June 6th 1910 (by that time Portugal was a Monarchy!). It is still nowadays one of the most important examples of Portuguese Medieval Art and Architecture.

NOTE: See also THE CLOISTER OF NOSSA SENHORA DO ESPINHEIRO and THE CONVENT OF NOSSA SENHORA DO ESPINHEIRO.

[Portuguese post on Feb 21st, 2008]

Category: THE HERITAGE

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Dec. 2008: Images down to 20% of ORIGINAL SIZE (click to see). Comments closed.

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