#Parish Church of Golegã

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The Parish Church of Golegã (also known as Church of Our Lady of Conception): nine outtakes.

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The amazing Manueline facade of the Parish Church of Golegã (aka Church of Our Lady of Conception).

This glamorous facade is part of a campaign from the first quarter of the XVI Century, but the church itself already existed since the XIV, and it's structure is clearly Gothic, not Manueline - the interior of this temple has very little to do with the iconography and aesthetic of the reign of Manuel I of Portugal (1495 - 1521)

Some incompetent scholars and academics tend say that the Manueline is no more than a late-Gothic, but, technically speaking, that is 100 pc incorrect. Actually, we should not even use the terms "Gothic" and "Manueline", since they were not used back in the day - instead, we could and should use the names "French Style" (Gothic) and "Portuguese Style" (Manueline). This facade is a wonderful example of the Portuguese Style.

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The apse-chapel of the Parish Church of Golegã. While the facade of this catholic temple is a fine example of Manueline architecture, the interior is clearly Gothic (albeit these tiles are Baroque).

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Two beautiful tiles panels from the Parish Church of Golegã.