Batalha
Views from inside the "Unfinished Chapels" (octoganal mausoleum abandoned
by Manual I in favor of the Jerónimos monastery in Belèm)
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Also, the Tomb of King Duarte (1391-1438 son of João's son), and his wife
Queen Leonor of Aragon (died 1445) rests beside him

 

On top of the crypt lies near
life size carvings of both
King Duarte and Queen Leonor


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The whole crypt, housing the two
bodies


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Another look at the unfinished
chapels from without


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One of the inside towers of the
unifinished chapels. If it was ever
completed, I assume you would
not be able to see this, as the
roof to the chapels would
block the view


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An excellent visual for how
the chapels went unfinished. This
would have been an internal
room...


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Another tower standing up from
the chapels


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Old and ailing works are often
removed for preservation
or replaced if lost by plaster
replicas, like these shown


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