THE MONASTERY OF BATALHA (Portugal)
The Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória was built in answer to a vow made by King João I to the Virgin, if the Castillian's invader were defeated in the Battle of Aljubarrota. Elected by UNESCO as World Heritage, it is a grand monument to the closing phase of Portuguese Gothic whose building began in 1388. The first plans, work of Mestre Afonso Domingues, included: the Church, the Cloisters, the Chapter's House and the Convent annexes introducing the style in the model followed by the mendicant orders (Franciscans and Dominicans). The church in the shape of a Latin Cross, three navesands at the head of the nave, four side chapels stand on either sides of the high-altar. The master craftsman Huguet was responsible for the construction of the vaults, the Founder’s Chapel, the King Duarte’s Pantheon (Unfinished Chapels), and he also left the mark of flamboyant gothic's decoration.
Inside the Founder’s Chapel we find the royal tomb of King John I, Filipa de Lencastre and the tombs of their sons. The beauty of the stained glass represents scenes of the Visitation, Adoration of the Magi, the flight into the Egypt and the Resurrection of Christ. The lateral chapels have some altars from different periods and some medieval tombs. Behind the transept at the back of the church, access is gained to the Royal Cloisters; here the Manueline open stone and sculpting are magnificent.
Afonso Domingues was responsible for the work of the Chapter's House that rises to a single vault that has no other support than the walls. Here the tomb of the Unknown Soldier is set into the paving and a permanent guard of honour stands there without moving.
The modestly built and decorated Cloisters of King Afonso V, where in fact the capitals are not decorated at all, in contrast to the Pantheon of King Duarte "Unfinished Chapels" with the fine carved stone work. This pantheon houses the tombs of King Duarte and Queen Leonor as well as the luxurious doorway worked by Mateus Fernandes. Some unfinished work notes accentuate the unfinished nature of the project.
From the outside it is easy to see the gargoyles along the upper part of the walls. It is one of the unquestionable most beautiful gothic monuments of Portugal and of the World.

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