Mosteiro dos Jerónimos

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One of the oldest monasteries in Europe (XVI century), Jeronimo has survived the notorious earthquake which hit Lisboa in 1755.

Actually, some of the sculptures inside the monastery were destroyed, but overall it was preserved in a distinctively vivid form:

Note that all the fine ornaments were made of stone, Stavros told me that actually they used the similar kind of line stones for the structural elements of the Parthenon. Recently they were detailing the beauty with something called laser washing and indeed all the stones look really fresh.

The cathedral itself (I did not feel comfortable taking any pictures there) has two tombs at the ends of the isles: Vasco de Gama and Luis Camoes, unfortunately it looks more like a museum or a ballroom palace than a church, but of course tastes do differ.

In the yard one can find various creatures, presumably they should suggest something to a relaxes visitor:

And here are some little faces which of course remind you about Oxford or Cabridge with their tradition of making creatures with their professors' faces:

(but no monks' faces there, apparently)

The monastery itself is located in a place called Belem (now part of Lisboa, of course), and is slightly to the West than the center of the city, which means that the ships coming back home with the trophies were subject to search and unloading here before even showing up at the regular dock.

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дразнишься? :)
мне вот вечером же всего великолепия не видно было!