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PortugalSantarémTomar (São João Baptista)Main Cloister (Cloister of D. João III), Convent of Christ
Castles
PortugalSantarémTomar (São João Baptista)Main Cloister (Cloister of D. João III), Convent of Christ
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Main Cloister (Cloister of D. João III), Convent of Christ
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Location: Tomar (São João Baptista), Santarém, Portugal
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August 12, 2025
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King John III had it built outside the castle walls.
Adjacent to the monastery church, the main cloister flanks the south façade of the Manueline nave, with which his father, King Manuel I, had already expanded the existing Templar church.
To help you place the eight cloisters within the complex jumble of buildings on the site of today's Convent do Christo, you can find help here:
anyformsdesignmapas.blogspot.com/2014/09/convento-de-cristo-tomar.html
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convento_de_Cristo#/media/Datei:TomarChurchPlanCC3-pt.jpg
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Location: Tomar (São João Baptista), Santarém, Portugal