Jeronimo`s Monastery

Lisbon

The Monastery of Santa Maria de Belém, better known as Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, is a Portuguese monastery.

built at the end of the 15th century by King Manuel I and was entrusted to the Order of São Jerónimo.

Built at the end of the 15th century by King Manuel I and was entrusted to the Order of São Jerónimo.

The culmination of Manueline architecture, this monastery is the most notable Portuguese monastic complex of its time and one of the main hall churches in Europe. Its construction began at the beginning of the 16th century and lasted for a hundred years, having been directed by a remarkable group of architects/master builders (the decisive role of João de Castilho should be highlighted).