The Évora Cathedral began in the 12th century when the Gothic was still being tried in Alcobaça. Its main style is Gothic, but its most visible characteristic, influenced by the Cathedral of Zamora, is the shape of the roof of the central dome (Transepto x Nave) with a conical spire from the middle of the century. XIV with eight turrets crowned with miniatures of the main spire. Its coverage is in scales of stone slabs.
It is the largest Cathedral in Portuguese territory, with about 80 meters in length and vaults launched at 19 meters in height; the top of the spire rises more than 30m. The original building had five chapels at the head, the extremes of quadrangular plan and the others of polygonal plan, as in the Gothic mendicant. The module used in this cathedral is the 7-foot dimension, all dimensions are multiples of this dimension.
The foundation dates from 1186, 21 years after the conquest of the city. It was sacred in 1204 and would be at that date very incomplete, and would not have much correspondence with the current temple.
It was only after 1267 that its construction would gain consistency, and lasted until the end of the century. XV. The temple closed only around 1340.
The present Cathedral of Santa Maria was built under the royal patronage of D. Afonso III and the bishop D. Durando Pais, in the Romanesque and Gothic styles. The chancel is from the century. XVIII (Baroque style), by the German architect Frederico Ludovici (author of the Convent of Mafra). As some of the notable elements, the ogival portico and sculptures of the Apostolate stand out, the cloister (14th century) the high choir chair, the Renaissance organ, the image of Nª Sra. Do Ó, the Baptistry grid and the collection Museum of Sacred Art.
SIDE PORTS: to the south, at the top of the transept arm and fitted between the cloister and the chapter room, collateral porch, integrated in a tight narthex with a radial and depressed pointed cover, of three broken arch archivolts discharging i...
The facade of the cathedral is flanked by two towers, both from the medieval period, the tower on the south side being the bell tower of the cathedral, whose bells for centuries have marked the passing of the city's hours. Flanking the portal are ...
The chapel (Capela do Esporão) in the left transept was rebuilt in 1520 in Manueline style. It now has a beautiful Renaissance marble portal with a marble sculpture by Nicolau Chanterene, a Gothic vault and a mannerist altar with the "Descent from...
The chancel was completely rebuilt between 1718 and 1746, a work sponsored by King D. João V. The architect responsible was João Frederico Ludovice, a German who was a real architect and who had already designed the Monastery of Mafra. The style f...
The interior of the cathedral is spread over three large naves, about 80 meters long (it is the largest Portuguese cathedral). In the central nave (the highest), there is the altar of Nossa Senhora do Anjo (also called in the city Senhora do Ó), i...
The Évora Cathedral began in the 19th century. XII when the Gothic was still being tried in Alcobaça. Its main style is Gothic, but its most visible characteristic, influenced by the Cathedral of Zamora, is the shape of the roof of the central dom...
In the cloisters, from around 1325, there are statues of Evangelists in each corner. The cloister, built by order of Bishop D. Pedro, is a beautiful Gothic example, enriched with rosettes of different decorations. It is also ennobled by the funera...
In the cloisters, from around 1325, there are statues of Evangelists in each corner. The cloister, built by order of Bishop D. Pedro, is a beautiful Gothic example, enriched with rosettes of different decorations. It is also ennobled by the funera...
