Alcobaça e Vestiaria, Portugal
Alcobaça Monastery
Alcobaça e Vestiaria, Portugal
No longer standing
Demolished or destroyed.
Alcobaça Monastery is a Catholic Cistercian monastic complex in the town of Alcobaça in Portugal's Oeste region, about 120 km north of Lisbon. Established in 1153 by Afonso Henriques, Portugal's first king, it became the richest and most influential monastery in Portugal by 1300. Its church and monastery were the first Gothic buildings in Portugal. The monastery closed in 1834 during the dissolution of the monasteries, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed in 1989.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- cultural heritage, Cistercian monastery
- Heritage
- National Monument of Portugal, World Heritage Site
- Place
- Alcobaça e Vestiaria, Portugal
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