GOTHIC SPAIN and PORTUGAL

Which one is from SPAIN?

• Cimborio or lantern

• armillary spheres

Which one is NOT a Manueline style pattern?

• corals

• horseshoe arch

Which one is part of ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE?

• LEON CATHEDRAL

• PUERTA DEL SOL (Sun Gate)

The building began at a time when the gothic style was becoming less popular and was merging with the new Renaissance style, giving the resulting Plateresco style in Spain.

• SALAMANCA NEW CATHEDRAL (Catedral Nueva)

• THE CONVENT OF CHRIST TOMAR

Its roof is notable for its gargoyles, featuring a wide range of animals, both domestic and mythical. It is a hall church, vaulted over five aisles, the outer two divided into chapels.

• TORRE DE BELEM

• BARCELONA CATHEDRAL

It is a masterpiece of the Gothic style dominating the mid-13th cent. by master architect Enrique. Its almost 1,800 square meters of stained glass windows dating from the 13th-15th cent. are among the world's finest stained glass.

• MONASTERY OF BATALHA

• LEON CATHEDRAL (House of Light)

It is ranked among the greatest Gothic structures in Europe. It has a spectacular Capilla Mayor (High Altar).

• TOLEDO CATHEDRAL

• VALENCIA CATHEDRAL

By Mateus Fernandes and Miguel de Arruda, it is a Late Gothic Manueline style and served as the burial church of Portuguese royalty.

• LA LONJA DE LA SEDA

• MONASTERY OF BATALHA

It was formerly a college and now is housing the Museo Nacional de Escultura museum in Isabelline style.

• COLEGIO DE SAN GREGORIO

• COLEGIO DE SANTO TOMAS

It was built in limestone by Francisco de Arruda; UNESCO World Heritage, 1983. It is a monument to Portugal's Age of Discovery on both land and sea. It defended the city’s harbor.

• TORRE DE BELEM

• JERONIMOS MONASTERY