HERITAGE RECORD · 265

Convent of Christ in Tomar

托马尔的女修道院

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Originally designed as a monument symbolizing the Reconquest, the Convent of the Knights Templar of Tomar (transferred in 1344 to the Knights of the Order of Christ) came to symbolize just the opposite during the Manueline period – the opening up of Portugal to other civilizations.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ736692 ↗

Administrative areaQ20059587

WikipediaConvent of Christ (Tomar) ↗

Chinese Wikipedia托马尔的基督会院 ↗

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Selection criteria

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

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

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