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The main entrance into
Batalha. A grand courtyard
lays all around the
massive church
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A
mounted statue of Nuno
Alvares Pereira outside
(1360 - 1431)
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A
side angle view. Really a massive
structure it is
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Outside
view, opposite side.
Center left are the
"Unfinished Chapels"
(octoganal mausoleum abandoned
by Manual I in favor of the
Jerónimos monastery in Belém)
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Over
the entranceway are meticulously
carved forms of many of the
Christian saints
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Closeup
on carvings over the
entranceway
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Many
of the originals have been
removed and replaced by stone
replicas. The original stone is of a
soft variety and many have
been removed to prevent
further weathering
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Very
cool carving of a man.
Much meaning here, very much!
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Ornate
carvings protrude from
nearly everywhere
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