This
place is so huge.
I have never seen such
a monstrous church
before! Never one so
large in the gothic
architecture before!
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From
a mezzanine level,
you continue to get some
idea of the massive volume
inside
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Large
wondrous paintings
adorn the back wall
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Tomb
of King Sebastiâo
The
tomb of the "longed for"
Dom Sebastiâo
stands empty.
The young king never
returned from battle in 1578.
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Stained
glass of the Virgin
Mary and baby Jesus
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Simply
massive stained glass
walls if you will. Obviously very
representative of just how
enriching in all ways the
spice trade turned out to be
for the Portuguese empire
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In
fact, it was the spice trade
that enabled the Portuguese
to build their empire
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A
hallway running around a
central courtyard elsewhere
in the monastery has very
typical gothic architecture
while light and air come in
from the courtyard
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