Jerónimos Monastery
E19498
Manueline architectural monument
UNESCO World Heritage Site
former monastery
monastery
tourist attraction
Jerónimos Monastery is a grand Manueline-style former monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture and historical ties to the Age of Discoveries.
Observed surface forms (5)
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Manueline architectural monument
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ former monastery ⓘ monastery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect |
Diogo de Boitaca
ⓘ
Diogo de Boitaca ⓘ
surface form:
Diogo de Torralva
Jerónimo de Ruão ⓘ João de Castilho ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Late Gothic
ⓘ
Manueline ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discoveries
Portuguese maritime explorations ⓘ |
| builtNear | site of Vasco da Gama’s departure to India ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 16th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart |
1501
ⓘ
reign of King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ |
| containsTombOf |
Alexandre Herculano
ⓘ
Fernando Pessoa ⓘ Gomes Eanes de Zurara ⓘ King John III of Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
King João III of Portugal
King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ Luís de Camões ⓘ Teófilo Braga ⓘ Vasco da Gama ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| currentUse |
church
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Jerome
|
| façadeOrientation | south ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
spice trade revenues
ⓘ
taxes on commerce with Africa and the Orient ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| houses |
Maritime Museum of Lisbon (in part of the complex)
ⓘ
National Archaeology Museum of Portugal (in part of the complex) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belém
ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north bank of the Tagus River ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| near |
Belém Tower
ⓘ
Monument to the Discoveries ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Jerónimos Monastery
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
church of Santa Maria de Belém
cloister with elaborate Manueline decoration ⓘ ornate south portal ⓘ richly carved columns and vaulting ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownership |
Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese State
|
| partOf |
Belém Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Cultural Landscape of Belém
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Order of Saint Jerome ⓘ |
| roofType | ribbed vaults ⓘ |
| significantEvent | survived the 1755 Lisbon earthquake with limited damage ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
criterion (iii)
ⓘ
criterion (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1983 ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John III of Portugal
this entity surface form:
Igreja de Santa Maria de Belém
this entity surface form:
church of Santa Maria de Belém
this entity surface form:
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
this entity surface form:
Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon