Manueline

in Lisbon .
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Much original Manueline architecture in Portugal was lost in the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake and subsequent Tsunami . In Lisbon , the Royal Palace of King Manuel I of Portugal and the All-Saints Hospital were destroyed, along with several churches. The city, however, still has outstanding examples of the style in the Jerónimos Monastery and in the small fortress of the Belém Tower , both located close to each other in the Belém neighbourhood. The portal of the Church of Conceiçao Velha, in downtown Lisbon, has also survived destruction.

Outside Lisbon, the church and chapter house of the Convent of Christ at Tomar is a major manueline monument. In particular, the large window of the chapter house, with its sculptured organic and twisted rope forms, is a symbol of the manueline style. Other major manueline monuments include the Royal Cloister and the Unfinished Chapels at the Monastery of Batalha and the Royal Palace of Sintra . Other important manueline buildings include the Santa Cruz Monastery in Coimbra , churches in Setúbal , Golegã , Vila Do Conde , Moura , Caminha and portions of the cathedrals of Braga , Viseu and Guarda . Civil buildings in manueline style exist in Évora , Viana Do Castelo , Guimarães and some other towns.

The style was extended to the decorative arts and spread throughout the Portuguese Empire , to the islands of the Azores , Madeira , enclaves in North Africa and even Goa in India .

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