Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha

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Gothic architecture building former convent monastery

The Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha is a Gothic former convent in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned for its riverside ruins and history of frequent flooding by the Mondego River.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova	6
Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha canonical	4
Santa Clara parish, Coimbra	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic architecture building ⓘ former convent ⓘ monastery ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic ⓘ
constructionEnd	1330 ⓘ
constructionStart	1314 ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
currentUse	archaeological site and monument open to visitors ⓘ
dateOfAbandonment	17th century ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Clare of Assisi ⓘ
elevation	low-lying riverside site ⓘ
floorPlanType	longitudinal single nave ⓘ
foundedBy	Elizabeth of Aragon ⓘ surface form: Queen Elizabeth of Aragon Saint Isabel of Portugal ⓘ surface form: Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
function	former convent for Poor Clare nuns ⓘ
hasFeature	archaeological walkways above former floor level ⓘ buttresses ⓘ large Gothic windows ⓘ pointed Gothic arches ⓘ
hasMuseum	interpretive center about the monastery and floods ⓘ
hasPart	chapter house ⓘ cloister ⓘ dormitory areas ⓘ refectory ⓘ single-nave church ⓘ tombs of royal and noble patrons ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Monument of Portugal ⓘ
inception	1283 ⓘ
locatedIn	Coimbra ⓘ Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Santa Clara parish, Coimbra
locatedOnRiver	Mondego River ⓘ
materialUsed	limestone ⓘ
monasticCommunityRelocatedTo	Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova
nearby	Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova UNESCO World Heritage Site (University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia) ⓘ surface form: historic center of Coimbra
notableFor	archaeological excavations ⓘ frequent flooding by the Mondego River ⓘ riverside ruins ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder	Poor Clares ⓘ
reopenedToPublic	2009 ⓘ
restorationEnd	early 21st century ⓘ
restorationStart	late 20th century ⓘ
roofType	ribbed vaults ⓘ
significantEvent	progressive abandonment due to floods ⓘ repeated flooding from the 14th century onward ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOTentativeListStatus	part of Coimbra-related heritage proposals ⓘ