Manueline style

Manueline, or Portuguese late Gothic is a Portuguese style of architectural ornamentation of the first decades of the 16th century, incorporating maritime elements and representations of the voyages of discovery.

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Site	Rationale	Link
Belem
Churches and Convents of Goa	Se Cathedral Church
Cidade Velha	The pillory
Convent of Christ in Tomar
Elvas	the town's ornate pelourinho (pillory) in Largo de Santa Clara is designed in a Manueline style
Evora
Guimarães
Island of Mozambique	"The Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Baluarte..... Built by the Portuguese in 1522, the chapel is considered to be the oldest European building in the southern hemisphere. It is also considered to be one of the finest examples of Manueline vaulted architecture in Mozambique."
Macao	St Paul Church facade is considered as late Manueline influenced
Mazagan	"Notable buildings from the Portuguese period include: the cistern, and the church of the Assumption, built in the Manueline style of the early 16th century." (OUV)
Monastery of Alcobaça
Monastery of Batalha
Oporto	Santa Clara
Sintra
University of Coimbra	the remodelling (in manueline style) of the Santa Cruz Monastery, including the tombs of Kings Afonso Henriques and Sancho I, the renaissance Manga Fountain, the altarpieces and triumphal portal of the Old Cathedral, among other works (wiki)

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