HERITAGE RECORD · 264

Monastery of Batalha

巴塔利亚修道院

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The Monastery of the Dominicans of Batalha was built to commemorate the victory of the Portuguese over the Castilians at the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385. It was to be the Portuguese monarchy's main building project for the next two centuries. Here a highly original, national Gothic style evolved, profoundly influenced by Manueline art, as demonstrated by its masterpiece, the Royal Cloister.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ174779 ↗

Inception1386

Area0.98 ha

Administrative areaQ2652681

ArchitectQ383413 · Q6786671

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

(ii)An important interchange of human values in architecture, technology, arts, town planning or landscape design.

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