Manueline

Manueline architecture incorporates maritime elements and representations of the discoveries brought from the voyages of Vasco da Gama and Pedro Álvares Cabral.

In Lisbon, the Ribeira Palace, the residence of King Manuel I, and the Hospital Real de Todos os Santos were destroyed, along with several churches.

Outside Lisbon, the church and chapter house of the Convent of Christ at Tomar (designed by Diogo de Arruda) is a major Manueline monument.

In particular, the large window of the chapter house, with its fantastic sculptured organic and twisted rope forms, is one of the most extraordinary achievements of the Manueline style.

Its influence is apparent in southern Spain, the Canary Islands, North Africa and the former Spanish colonies of Peru and Mexico.

The Tower of Belém in Lisbon is one of the most representative examples of Manueline style.
Manueline ornamentation in the cloisters of Jerónimos Monastery , Belém (Lisbon)
Former royal palace in Évora
The window of the Convent of Christ in Tomar is a well-known example of Manueline style.
Manueline exterior of the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon
Windowframe at the royal palace of Sintra