Mosteiro Santa Maria da Vitória, more commonly known as the Batalha Monastery, is a Dominican monastery in the Portuguese town of Batalha, in the District of Leiria, Portugal. It is one of the best and original examples of Late Gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the Manueline style. It amazes the onlooker with its profusion of gables, spires, pinnacles and buttresses. It has become a symbol of national pride.
The monastery was built to thank the Virgin Mary for the Portuguese victory over the Castilians in the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385, fulfilling a promise of King D. João I. The Batalha Abbey was added in 1983 by the UNESCO to its list of World Heritage sites.



[343] Chegando ao mosteiro:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port343.jpg

[344] Mosteiro:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port344.jpg

[345] Mosteiro:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port345.jpg

[346] Frente do mosteiro, por fotos ele parece menor do que realmente é:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port346.jpg

[347] Mosteiro:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port347.jpg

[348] Mosteiro e estátua:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port348.jpg

[350] Jardim:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port350.jpg

[351] Mosteiro e estátua:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port351.jpg

[352] Praça nos arredores:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port352.jpg

[353] Arquitetura maravilhosa:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port353.jpg

[354] Lindo:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port354.jpg

[355] Patrimônio Mundial:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port355.jpg

[356] Detalhes:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port356.jpg

[357] Outro lado:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port357.jpg

[358] Na frente do mosteiro:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port358.jpg

[359] Igrejinha simpática:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port359.jpg

[361] Igreja novamente:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port361.jpg

[362] Turistas japoneses:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port362.jpg

[363] Interior:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port363.jpg

[364] Impressionante:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port364.jpg

[365] luzes, lindo:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port365.jpg

[366] Acredito que seja a cripta:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port366.jpg

[367] Dentro do mosteiro:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port367.jpg

[368] Jardins:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port368.jpg

[369] LINDO:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port369.jpg

[370] Torre:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port370.jpg

[371] Esse interior é de babar:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port371.jpg

[372] Detalhes:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port372.jpg

[373] Torre:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port373.jpg

[374] Restauração:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port374.jpg

[375] Indo para a capela inacabada:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port375.jpg

[376] Portal para a capela:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port376.jpg

[377] Turistas italianos:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port377.jpg

[378] Capela inacabada:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port378.jpg

[379] Gárgulas:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port379.jpg

[380] Outro lado da torre:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/gutooo/portugal/port380.jpg

Very nice. I'd argue that it needs a spire though.

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