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Igreja de São João Baptista Church, Tomar
Discover the Gothic style of the Igreja de São João Baptista Church in Tomar, Portugal.
Igreja de São João Baptista Church
© Celestino ManuelThe Igreja de São João Baptista Church is erected upon a the Praça da República square in Tomar, the city of the Knights Templar in Portugal.
Although the date of its foundation remains unknown, it’s style is markedly Gothic. A reconstruction was performed in the late 15th century by order of King D. Manuel I.
It’s worth noting its beautiful portico in Flamboyant style, as well as the pupil to the left of the nave, designed by an anonymous French artist. The tower belongs, however, to the Manueline style, with a rectangular base on the first level, octogonal in the second, a side-opening for the bells, and hexagonal on the top.
You shouldn’t miss the late-gothic pulpit, with vegetable motifs and several paintings of great artistic value: several by Flemish masters such as the Tríptico do Baptismo de Cristo (Tryptic of the Baptism of Christ) attributed to Gregório Lopes, an artist known by his Última Ceia (Last Supper) or Decapitação de São João Baptista (Beheading of John the Baptist), all from the 16th century.
This construction was listed as National Monument in 1910.
More information:
Location:
Praça da República, Tomar, Portugal.
Ticket price:
Free admission.
Opening hours:
From 8:00 to 12:00, and from 15:00 to 19:00. Closed on Sunday evening.
Recommended Excursions:
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Interactive Map:
Tomar
What to see:
- Castle of the Knights Templarr
- Convent of Christ
- Igreja de São João Baptista Church
- Igreja de Santa Maria do Olival Church
- Santa Iria Convent
- Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Hermit
- Casa Manuel Guimarães House
- Estaus
- Capela de São Gregório Chapel
- Paços do Concelho (Former Town Hall)
- Sete Montes National Forest
- Mills and Wineries of “El Rei"
- Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Piedade Hermit
- Pegões Aqueduct
- Capela de São Lourenço Chapel
- Museums:
- Casa dos Cubos
- José-Augusto França Contemporary Art Museum
- São Francisco Convent and Museu dos Fósforos (Match Museum)
- Abrão Zacuto Synagogue and Portuguese-Hebrew Museum
- Lopes-Graça Museum
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