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Gothic Architecture of Batalha Monastery by reacharunk is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides a detailed description of the Dominican Monastery of Batalha in Portugal. It describes the layout and architectural features of the various chapels and cloisters. The main points are: - The main church building is 266 feet long and 90 feet wide with cruciform shape. It uses local limestone that has weathered to a picturesque yellow color. - The Royal Funerary Chapel commissioned by King John I in the 14th century is a richly decorated octagonal structure originally topped by a spir
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- reacharunk
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