LighTy & peaCefuLL

LighTy & peaCefuLL, originally uploaded by funK & jaZZy.

This monastery it's today proudly a national monument. It's a MEDIEVAL monument; it's one of the brightest architectural examples representing the transition between the ROMANIC to the GOTHIC styles. The origins are back to X century.
The monastery was built in the century XVI by Diogo Pires.
Where lies today this monastery, there was in the year of 900 (Yeah, really before you and me were both born!! But because we are all becoming obsolete, that it wasn’t much earlier than we were born!!LOL) a CONVENT, probably totally destroyed during the invasions of ALMANÇOR, in the beginning of the century XI.
From it’s Monastery itself, we have only the church remaining these days!!

This Monastery roof it's such a beauty!!!
Don't u agree??!!
More of architecture wonders!!!

LeÇa do BaliO MonasTerY, PorTuGaL

All about this journey of mine at:
manuworldnews.blogspot.com/2007/05/monastery-of-lea-do-ba...