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White Monastery
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
The first time I visited this place, some months ago, I was so impressed by this white beauty that I approached inmediately too much the building and I could not take a photo.
This second time during the fifth day of my travel to Lusitania I could calm walk from far to it and take this one in a nice day of August.
This building, the house of Hieronymite monks, is classified with nearby Torre de Belém as a World Heritage Site.
It has some relation to India: I have readen that it was constructed to commemorate the sucessful return of Vasco da Gama from India and was funded by a 5% tax on eastern spices. Within the monastery is the tomb of Vasco da Gama and Luis de Camoes, a poet and recorder of the portuguese discoveries.
Construction started in 1'502 and took 50 years to complete. It was designed in Manueline style, a late gothic style, by Diogo de Boitaca and the Spaniard Juan de Castillo. |
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(1988) - [2006-09-15 14:18]
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Hi Clemente,
Just perfect way of making good use of favorable weather conditions, beauty of the place, and your camera.
Nice one,
cheers!
bonsoir,
tres beau cliche - merci de ns faire partager
Arnaud
Muy bonita foto Clemente. Parece que no, pero lo de los cielos con nubes de algondón cambia toda la perspectiva de la foto. Igual hubiera recortado un poco por abajo, pero nada serio. También me gusta tu nota, es muy explicativa. Hace más de veinte años que fui a Lisboa y no termino de encontrar el momento de regresar. Fatal por mi parte. Gracias por recordarme que he de ir.
