Portugal (May 2018): Coimbra

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Church of Santa Cruz:

 

- Apse, pulpit, and pipe organ.

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- Sacristy.

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- Sanctuary, an oval-shaped church with three altars, twelve pyramids containing reliquaries, and eight carved panels containing wooden busts representing apostles, bishops and popes.

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- Manueline-style (late Gothic) cloister constructed in 1517, with naturalistic decorations.

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Lower part of the Torre da Contenda (Quarrel Tower), with Renaissance decoration.

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Se Velha, a roman-style fortified cathedral built in the 12th century, under Portugal′s first king, Afonso Henriques, when the Moors were still a threat:

 

- View of the north-east corner.

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- Main entrance (west facade), with Moorish influences.

 

- Side entrance (north facade), with three-layer Renaissance-style portal, called the Porta Especiosa, designed by Jean de Rouen and built in the 1530s.

 

-Backside (east facade).

 

- Interior: 16th-century gothic-style retable (left); arches on the left side of the nave (right).

 

- Cloister of the monastery (13th century) adjacent to the cathedral.

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In the Museo Nacional de Machado de Castro, located in the former Bishop′s palace, which was built on top of a Roman cryptoporticus:

 

- Vaulted corridors of the Roman cryptoporticus.

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- Sculptures exposed in the museum.

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[Medieval Knight, by Mestre Pero (14th century).]

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[Scene of the Passion of Christ sculpted on a predella by Jean de Rouen (16th century).]

 

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[Terracotta sculptures of apostles by Hodart, from the Last Supper (1530s).]

[Wood sculpture of a prophet (16th century).]

 

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[St. Nicolau (14th century).]

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[Virgin with child (14th century).]

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[Queen St. Isabel (17th century).]

 

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[Deposition of Christ by Jean de Rouen (16th century).]

 

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[St. Justine (18th century).]

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[St. Teresa of Avila (18th century).]

 

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[St. Francis de Regis (18th century).]

 

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