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Legend holds that Lisbon, Portugal’s capital, was founded by the ancient Greek hero Odysseus. Although these 17 buildings might not be quite as fantastical as that claim, they will delight you just the same.
Earlier versions of the descriptions of these buildings first appeared in 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die
, edited by Mark Irving (2016). Writers’ names appear in parentheses.
Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória
, Commissioned by King John I, the monastery at Batalha (Portuguese for “battle”) was built to commemorate the victory of the Portuguese over the Spanish in 1385. Of the master builders involved it was the English architect Master Huguet who made the biggest impact, being instrumental in turning the monastery into the most impressive example of Gothic architecture in the entire Iberian region. He raised the nave and altered the proportions of the church in a style reminiscent of the English Early Perpendicul
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