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Monastery of Alcobaça

Portugal
Date of Inscription: 1989
Criteria: (i)(iv)
Alcobaça - Leiria
N39 33 00 W8 58 36
Ref: 505

Brief Description

The Monastery of Santa Maria d'Alcobaça, north of Lisbon, was founded in the 12th century by King Alfonso I. Its size, the purity of its architectural style, the beauty of the materials and the care with which it was built make this a masterpiece of Cistercian Gothic art.

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