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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
Jerónimos Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal; it was secularised on 28 December 1833 by state decree and its ownership transferred to the charitable institution, Real Casa Pia de Lisboa.
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
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
Perto do local onde o Infante D. Henrique, em meados do séc. XV, mandou edificar uma igreja sobre a invocação de Sta. Maria de Belém, quis o rei D. Manuel I construir um grande Mosteiro. Para perpetuar a memória do Infante, pela sua grande devoção a Nossa Senhora e crença em S. Jerónimo, D. Manuel I decidiu fundar em 1496, o Mosteiro de Sta. Maria de Belém, perto da cidade de Lisboa, junto ao rio Tejo. Doado aos monges da Ordem de S. Jerónimo, é hoje vulgarmente conhecido por Mosteiro dos Jerónimos.
The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery is a monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, 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 Belém, in 1983.
The construction of the monastery and church began on 6 January 1501, and was completed 100 years later.
The Jerónimos Monastery (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lisbon Portugal.
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, Património Mundial pela UNESCO. Lisboa Portugal.
Vasco da Gama and his men spent the night in prayer in the original church here before departing on their epic expedition to the Orient in 1497. Vasco da Gama's tomb can be found in the church here.
Officially named Mosteiro da Santa Maria de Belém, Jerónimos refers to the Hieronymites, the Order of Saint Jerome. It took 100 years to rebuild the church and monastery, completed in 1601.
On 13 December 2007, the Treaty of Lisbon was signed at this monastery, laying down the basis for reform of the European Union.
Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal
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The Jeronimos Monastery is the most impressive symbol of Portugal's power and wealth during the Age of Discovery. King Manuel I built it in 1502 on the site of a hermitage founded by Prince Henry the Navigator, where Vasco da Gama (who's tomb is inside) and his crew spent their last night in Portugal in prayer before leaving for India. It was built to commemorate Vasco Da Gama's voyage and to give thanks to the Virgin Mary for its success.
Taken yesterday in Lisbon.
Playing with the Canon TS-E 24mm II lens, in shift mode to preserve the vertical lines. Not a point and shoot option!
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, Belém. Lisboa, Portugal.
Jerónimos Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal; it was secularised on 28 December 1833 by state decree and its ownership transferred to the charitable institution, Real Casa Pia de Lisboa.
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
An impressive piece of architecture. We weren't going in but just stopped and admired it, as we wandered by.
Taken with my Fujifilm X-T30 II camera and a XF18-55mm lens.