Mosterio dos Jeronimos's by louis

Lisboa - Portugal, Lisboa Ordered by Manuel I, to be built in memory of Vasco da Gama. The monastery is huge and very beautiful. Unfortunately during my visit it was close, so I wasn't able to see beautiful courtyard

Uploaded: Jan, 10 2008 | Taken: Dec, 31 2007| Viewed: 6 times  | 2 votes Camera: Hewlett-Packard | Model: HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00)+ | Exposure 127/100000s, f5.9, ISO 100 | FLength: 17mm

davidx - Jan, 11 2008 05:01pm Rafal - Hard luck - yes, it is beautiful. In my opinion it takes a very large building like this to justify the ornateness of the Manueline style - it looks far too fussy on small buildings but fine here.