Manueline architecture

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Manueline architecture is an ornate, late Gothic Portuguese style from the early 16th century, characterized by intricate maritime and royal motifs celebrating the Age of Discoveries.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Manueline architecture canonical 28
Manueline portal 1
Neo-Manueline 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese cultural heritage ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ
associatedWith Order of Christ ⓘ
Portuguese Age of Discoveries ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration

Portuguese royal power ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Portugal ⓘ
developedUnder reign of Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
endTime mid‑16th century ⓘ
floruit early 16th century ⓘ
followedBy Portuguese Renaissance architecture ⓘ
follows Flamboyant Gothic ⓘ
Gothic architecture ⓘ
Late Gothic architecture ⓘ
linked to: Late Gothic
geographicDistribution Atlantic coastal regions of Portugal ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
Portuguese colonies ⓘ
hasCharacteristic combination of Gothic structure with Renaissance elements ⓘ
complex sculptural detail ⓘ
emphasis on portals and windows ⓘ
integration of maritime motifs ⓘ
integration of royal symbols ⓘ
ornate decoration ⓘ
richly carved tracery ⓘ
symbolic celebration of the Age of Discoveries ⓘ
use of armillary spheres ⓘ
use of botanical motifs such as leaves and branches ⓘ
use of crosses of the Order of Christ ⓘ
use of naturalistic motifs ⓘ
use of nautical elements such as anchors and shells ⓘ
use of twisted ropes and cables in stone ⓘ
influenced later Portuguese Baroque decoration ⓘ
influencedBy Italian Renaissance architecture ⓘ
Late Gothic architecture ⓘ
linked to: Late Gothic

Mudéjar architecture ⓘ
maritime discoveries of Portugal ⓘ
wealth from spice trade ⓘ
namedAfter King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
notableExample Batalha Monastery chapels ⓘ
Belém Tower ⓘ
Convent of Christ in Tomar ⓘ
Jerónimos Monastery ⓘ
Royal Palace of Sintra ⓘ
startTime late 15th century ⓘ
typicalBuildingType church ⓘ
cloister ⓘ
fortification ⓘ
monastery ⓘ
palace ⓘ
usedMaterial limestone ⓘ
local stone ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Belém → hasArchitecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Churches and Convents of Goa → architecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Monastery of Santa Cruz → notableFor → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Batalha Monastery → architecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Batalha, Portugal → knownFor → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Carmo Convent → architecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Francisco de Arruda → knownFor → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Rossio railway station → architecturalStyle → Neo-Manueline ⓘ
linked to: Manueline architecture
Diogo de Boitaca → movement → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Guarda → hasArchitecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Portuguese culture → hasArchitectureStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Church of St. Francis of Assisi → architecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Se Cathedral → architecturalStyle → Portuguese-Manueline ⓘ
linked to: Manueline architecture
Manuel I of Portugal → architecturalStyleAssociated → Manueline architecture ⓘ
subject linked to: the Fortunate
Founder's Chapel → architecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Royal Cloister → architecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Batalha → hasArchitecturalStyleAttraction → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Chapel of São Miguel → architecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Portuguese Renaissance → hasArtisticStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Belém (Lisbon) → architecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
subject linked to: Belém parish of Lisbon
Manuel I of Portugal → architecturalStylePromoted → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Sé de Faro → architecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Guarda Cathedral → notableFeature → Manueline portal ⓘ
linked to: Manueline architecture
Alvito Castle → architecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Igreja de São Francisco (Évora) → architecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
subject linked to: Igreja de São Francisco
Évora Cathedral → architecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Sé de Viana do Castelo → architecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ
Sé de Braga → architecturalStyle → Manueline architecture ⓘ