Central Alentejo, Evora And Estremoz Tourism GuideTag Archive » Central Alentejo, Evora And Estremoz Tourism Guide http://www.evoraandestremoz.theperfecttourist.com The Perfect Tourist eMagazine Sat, 02 May 2015 16:40:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Chapel of the Shells, in Alcáçovas, Viana do Alentejo http://www.evoraandestremoz.theperfecttourist.com/?p=3294 http://www.evoraandestremoz.theperfecttourist.com/?p=3294#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:01:17 +0000 http://evoraandestremoz.theperfecttourist.com/?p=3294 Igreja de N. Sr.ª da Conceição (ou Capela das Conchas)

The Church of N. Senhora da Conceição (or Chapel of the Shells) monument is annexed to the gardens of the Royal Palace, founded in 1622 by D. Henrique Henriques. Originally dedicated to St. Jerome, still has traces of curious decoration with conchoides elements and limestone. We can find similar ornamentation in the garden entrance of the Royal Palace.

This type of decoration, seventeenth-century taste, influenced by strong Portuguese maritime tradition, is assigned to D. Jorge Henriques, man much traveled stops the Far East.

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