Saturday, January 28, 2017
Monastery of Batalha | Portugal
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The Monastery of Batalha (Monastery of the Battle), is a Dominican convent in Batalha, Portugal. It took over a century to build, starting in 1386 and ending circa 1517.
The monastery was built to commemorate the victory of the Portuguese over the Castilians at the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385.
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