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Vast Gothic halls surround the
central rectangular courtyard,
which is open to the sky, allowing
much natural light in from the middle
of Batalha
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Portugal's
own Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. Indefinitely guarded
in memory of those lost
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Centuries
old stained glass
line most of the church walls
The
stained glass here
can be contrasted to the less Christian
designs found in the
Laxminarayan Temple
in Jaipur, India
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One
of Batalha's many domes,
from the ground, looking up
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Gothic
influence and stained
glass along the high walls
of the inside church
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A
human standing on the floor
would still be below frame
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An
opening for air and light. Taken
from the courtyard in the center of
Batalha
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Another
opening, this one used for
light, air, and as an entranceway
into the central courtyard.
This features different ornate
carving
than the one above.
Indeed, they are all unique and
wondeful
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From
the outside looking in.
More than just stained glass set
in metal in a large 'window,' but
with glass set within carved rock
above the window proper
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