Batalha - tourist attractions
Batalha Monastery | Mosteiro Santa Maria da Vitória ("St. Mary of the Victory"), more commonly known as the Batalha Monastery, is a Dominican convent in Batalha, in the District of Leiria, Portugal. It was erected in commemoration of the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, and would serve as the burial church of the 15th-Centu... |
Relevant data
Geographical coordinates:
39.65, -8.8333
Approximate population: 15,002
Approximate population: 15,002
The oldest constructions
- Batalha Monastery (1386 - 1517, ?)
The longest objects
- Batalha Monastery (80 m.)
Most active architects
- Fernão de Évora (1)
- Diogo Boitaca (1)
- Mateus Fernandes (1)
- João de Castilho (1)
- Afonso Domingues (1)
Famous architects who died in the city
- Mateus Fernandes (1)