Mosteiro da Batalha - Guia Completo do Monumento Património Mundial (UNESCO)

Video about the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory, better known as Batalha Monastery, located in that village of the Leiria district. Its construction is intimately linked with the victory of the Portuguese forces over the Castilian army in the Battle of Aljubarrota, in 1385. Fulfilling a promise, king D. João I sponsored the building of this imposing Dominican monastery, initiating a process that would span almost two centuries. Classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, in 1983, the Batalha Monastery is one of the most important Gothic architecture monuments on a world scale, standing as a true compendium of the best architectural and artistic work produced in Portugal at the time. Turn on the subtitles/closed captions in order to access relevant information about this location. Chapters 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - PART I - EXTERIOR 0:40 - Eastern Side - Exterior of the Cloister of King Afonso V 1:02 - Eastern Side - Exterior of the Chapterhouse 2:03 - Eastern Side - Exterior of the Royal Cloister 2:21 - Eastern Side - Exterior of the Unfinished Chapels 3:22 - Southern Side - Exterior of the Unfinished Chapels 3:48 - Southern Side - Lateral portal of the Church 4:47 - Western Side - Church and Founder's Chapel façades 5:13 - Western Side - Church's main portal 6:43 - PART II - CHURCH 6:58 - Main nave 7:20 - Tomb on the church's floor 7:29 - Light reflections coloured by the façade's stained-glass windows 7:58 - Nave on the Gospel side 8:43 - Views of the main nave 9:00 - Chancel 9:25 - Transept's vault 9:51 - Views of the naves' vaults 10:35 - Decoration on the column bases 10:46 - Nave on the Epistle side 10:55 - Chapel of Our Lady of Piety 11:11 - Chapel of the Holy Sacrament 11:29 - Portal on the Gospel side 11:36 - Internal view of the church's lateral portal 11:49 - Holy water font 11:59 - Tomb on the wall on the Gospel side 12:19 - View of the chancel's vault and stained-glass windows 12:44 - Views of the transept 13:23 - Main altar in the chancel of the Parish Church of Batalha 13:34 - PART III - FOUNDER'S CHAPEL 13:50 - Portal of the Founder's Chapel 14:02 - Views of the vaults and of the Chapel's interior 14:33 - Stellar vault on the centre of the Chapel 15:03 - Views of the tomb of king D. João I and queen Philippa of Lancaster 15:47 - Drawing of the effigies on the tomb (James Murphy) 16:02 - Tomb's head end 16:13 - Tombs of the sons of king D. João I and queen Philippa of Lancaster 17:32 - Interior view of the portal 17:44 - Views of the vaults and stained-glass windows 18:16 - Drawing of the Chapel's southern façade (James Murphy) 18:31 - PART IV - CLOISTERS 18:46 - Royal Cloister 19:00 - Mural painting on the Southern wall 19:10 - Views of the arches and its decoration 19:38 - General view of the Royal Cloister 19:46 - Gothic arch and Manueline screens 20:06 - Views of the garden area and of the Cloister's arches 20:58 - Views of the vaults in the Royal Cloister's galleries 21:16 - Chapterhouse 21:49 - Manueline portal of the Old Chapter and details of its decoration 22:17 - Manueline decoration in the Royal Cloister's arches 22:34 - Lavabo and fountain in the Royal Cloister 23:30 - Mural painting in the Western wall 23:40 - Cloister of king Afonso V - General view 23:57 - Views of the galleries 24:45 - Views of the galleries' vaults 25:03 - View of the upper floor in the Cloister of king Afonso V 25:15 - Walking through the galleries of the Cloister's upper floor 25:49 - Tower clock mechanism (15th century) 26:05 - PART V - UNFINISHED CHAPELS 26:21 - Portal of the Chapels and vault of the vestibule 26:42 - Closed portal and window on the Northern side 26:56 - Vault and keystones with Manueline heraldry 27:02 - Portal of the Unfinished Chapels 27:19 - Portal - Detailed view 27:59 - View of the interior of the Unfinished Chapels 28:25 - Tomb and funeral chapel of king D. Duarte and queen D. Leonor 28:46 - Tomb of prince D. João, son of king D. Afonso V 29:06 - Views of the chapels and the tombs they contain 29:44 - Details of the decoration on the bases of the columns 29:59 - Renaissance style balcony and interior view of the portal 30:23 - Interior side of the portal - detailed view 30:51 - Vaults and stained-glass windows in the funeral chapels 31:22 - Details of the decoration of the Unfinished Chapels' portal 32:41 - General view of the Unfinished Chapels' interior 33:01 - Design proposal, by James Murphy, for the completion of the Unfinished Chapels 33:16 - Silhouetted view of the portal Shot, edited, researched and narrated by Carlos de Figueiredo.