Cistercian abbey of Alcobaca: view from the south-west
Artist/Photographer | Deakin, Ralph (1888-1952) |
Country | Portugal |
City | Alcobaca |
Subject Date | 1223 |
Image Date | 1930 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Gothic |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | DK/P/2 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Ralph Deakin / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Monasteries & convents ; Abbeys ; Belfries, bell towers |
NOTES: The abbey, founded by Alfonso Henriques in c. 1153, was built in early Gothic style between 1178 and 1223. The west front underwent a Baroque reconstruction in 1725.
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