Jerónimos Monastery

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Jerónimos Monastery is a grand Manueline-style former monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture and historical ties to the Age of Discoveries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Manueline architectural monument
UNESCO World Heritage Site
former monastery
monastery
tourist attraction
architect Diogo de Boitaca
Diogo de Torralva
linked to: Diogo de Boitaca

Jerónimo de Ruão
João de Castilho
architecturalStyle Late Gothic
Manueline
Renaissance
associatedWith Age of Discoveries
linked to: Age of Exploration

Portuguese maritime explorations
builtNear site of Vasco da Gama’s departure to India
commissionedBy King Manuel I of Portugal
constructionEnd 16th century
constructionStart 1501
reign of King Manuel I of Portugal
containsTombOf Alexandre Herculano
Fernando Pessoa
Gomes Eanes de Zurara
King João III of Portugal
King Manuel I of Portugal
Luís de Camões
Teófilo Braga
Vasco da Gama
country Portugal
currentUse church
museum
dedicatedTo Saint Jerome
façadeOrientation south
fundedBy spice trade revenues
taxes on commerce with Africa and the Orient
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
houses Maritime Museum of Lisbon (in part of the complex)
National Archaeology Museum of Portugal (in part of the complex)
locatedIn Belém
Lisbon
locatedOn north bank of the Tagus River
material limestone
near Belém Tower
Monument to the Discoveries
notableFeature church of Santa Maria de Belém
cloister with elaborate Manueline decoration
ornate south portal
richly carved columns and vaulting
openToPublic true
ownership Portuguese State
linked to: Portugal
partOf Cultural Landscape of Belém
linked to: Belém Palace
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Order of Saint Jerome
roofType ribbed vaults
significantEvent survived the 1755 Lisbon earthquake with limited damage
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria criterion (iii)
criterion (vi)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1983

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Lisbon hasLandmark Jerónimos Monastery
Lisbon hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Jerónimos Monastery
Vasco da Gama burialPlace Jerónimos Monastery
Luís de Camões burialPlace Igreja de Santa Maria de Belém
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
Luís de Camões burialPlace Jerónimos Monastery
Belém Tower partOf Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
Belém Tower locatedNear Jerónimos Monastery
Belém knownFor Jerónimos Monastery
Belém contains Jerónimos Monastery
Belém contains Jerónimos Monastery cloister
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
Jerónimos Monastery notableFeature church of Santa Maria de Belém
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
Belém Palace locatedNear Jerónimos Monastery
King Manuel I of Portugal burialPlace Jerónimos Monastery
King Manuel I of Portugal patronage Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
John III of Portugal burialPlace Jerónimos Monastery
subject linked to: King John III of Portugal
Manueline notableExample Jerónimos Monastery
Lioz limestone usedInMonument Jerónimos Monastery
Padrão dos Descobrimentos locatedNear Jerónimos Monastery
Pastéis de Belém pastry shop associatedWith Jerónimos Monastery
Pastéis de Belém pastry shop near Jerónimos Monastery
Museu Nacional dos Coches nearbyLandmark Jerónimos Monastery
Tropical Botanical Garden of Lisbon locatedNear Jerónimos Monastery
Manueline architecture notableExample Jerónimos Monastery
Belém railway station locatedNear Jerónimos Monastery
Centro Cultural de Belém locatedNear Jerónimos Monastery
Praça do Império adjacentTo Jerónimos Monastery
Praça do Império adjacentTo Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
Praça do Império hasViewOf Jerónimos Monastery
Order of Saint Jerome notableMonastery Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
Order of Saint Jerome notableMonastery Hieronymite Monastery of Belém
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
Maritime Museum of Lisbon locatedInComplex Jerónimos Monastery
National Archaeology Museum of Portugal partOfComplex Jerónimos Monastery complex
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
Diogo de Boitaca notableWork Jerónimos Monastery
Diogo de Boitaca notableWork foundations of Jerónimos Monastery
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
João de Castilho notableWork Jerónimos Monastery
João de Castilho notableWork Jerónimos Monastery church and cloister
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
Alexandre Herculano placeOfBurial Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
Algés nearbyLandmark Jerónimos Monastery
Monument to the Discoveries locatedNear Jerónimos Monastery
Eleanor of Viseu burialPlace Monastery of Jerónimos
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
Portuguese culture hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Jerónimos Monastery
John Manuel, Prince of Portugal burialPlace Jerónimos Monastery
Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal burialPlace Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
Sebastian I of Portugal burialPlace Jerónimos Monastery
Manuel I of Portugal burialPlace Jerónimos Monastery
subject linked to: the Fortunate
Luis, Duke of Beja burialPlace Jerónimos Monastery
St. Francis Church, Kochi remainsMovedTo Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon
linked to: Jerónimos Monastery
Henry of Portugal burialPlace Jerónimos Monastery