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Acessible from outside but sharing the ticket, in the back, the Unfinished Chapels are a unique marvel. Dom Duarte, eldest son of João and Filipa de Lencastre, was the second king of Avis dynasty, and comissioned a royal mausoleum in the church that was the family’s masterpiece. With an octagonal shape, the chapel were never finished, which did not prevent his burial in place.
With the works lasting for centuries, the original design was transformed by Dom Manuel’s architects, and evidence clearly the several styles (Gothic, and Manuelino). One late balcony in Renaissance style, flags the end of the works, already in th 17th century. Leave a Comment
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The works on the monastery took place between 1388 and 1580, during six reigns - D. João I, D. Duarte, D. Afonso V, D. João II, D. Manuel I and D. João III, being this the last great monument of the portuguese gothic, to which was added the new manuelin art of the 1600's, symbol of the portuguese maritime expansion.
Among other features, inside can be found the tombs of D. João I and his wife, Queen Filipa de lencastre, and also the tombs of their sons, amongst them Prince Henry the Navigator.
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The Royal cloister was made by Afonso Domingues and Huguet, and it's interesting to observe the coexistence of both styles. In the XVI century manueline elements were added.
From the Cloister you may access the Capitulo room, where is the tomb of the Portuguese unknown soldier. The exit will be through the Afonso V Cloister (unfinished) and the dining room, used as a small museum. Don't forget to enter the unfinishe chapels, a few meters at your right. Leave a Comment
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Within this chapel lies the tombs of Joao, victor of the Battle of Aljubarrota, and his English wife, Philippa of Lancaster. Hands clasped together, here lies the foundations of one of the longest global relationships between two countries.
1373 had already seen a pact agreed upon between the two countries: 1385 saw English 'troops' help Dom Joao defeat the Castillians: 1386 saw the signing of the Treaty of Windsor for relationships 'in perpetuity', including the marriage between Joao and Phillipa. The alliance was reconfirmed in 1661 (another royal marriage), in 1703 (trade agreements) and as recent as 1982 with the Falklands War.
Who would have thought it? Also buried in the chapel is their son - perhaps the most famous of Portuguese royalty - Henry the Navigator. Leave a Comment
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The chapels are an extraordinary sight. Not only because they are unfinished, but because, in the true sense of the word, they are not even Manueline.
Every centimetre is carved - weird vegetables, stone snails, arches, flowers, abstracts. But there is also something vaguely Islamic, even HIndu, about the place - believed to be as a result of the influences of some of the stories that were filtering back following the great voyages of discovery in the Middle east and India. Leave a Comment
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The chapels look out upon an infinite sky and seem to be suspended mysteriously in mid air. Leave a Comment
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