托馬 - 基督修道院和城堡 / Convento de Cristo @ Tomar

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【托馬 - 基督修道院和城堡】
【Convento de Cristo @ Tomar】

托馬 - 依著Rio Nabão 河而建的優美古鎮, 有多所極具歷史價值的建築, 當中必數托馬基督修道院及城堡 (Convento de Cristo)。

Tomar - a beautiful historic town built on the banks of Rio Nabão, has a number of historic monuments, including this Convento de Cristo (monastery and castle).

始建於12世紀的Convento de Cristo, 建築揉合Manueline (葡萄牙獨有) 和文藝復興風格, 早在1983年就已經被聯合國教科文組織列入世界文化遺產。12-13世紀時, 騎士團因奮戰當時佔據葡萄牙的摩爾人有功而獲封賜大片領地, 他們在政治上的影響力也逐漸擴增。騎士團所興建的建築中, 包括這座宏偉、並且是葡萄牙國內其中一座最出色和響負盛名的「基督修道院及城堡」 (Convento de Cristo)。

Construction started in the early 12th century, the Convento de Cristo, a combination of Manueline and Renaissance style, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983. During the 12th-13th centuries, the Order of the Knights Templar helped the Portuguese fight the Moors. They were rewarded with extensive land and political power. Among the monuments they built includes this magnificent, one of Portugal's most outstanding and prestigious Convento de Cristo.