Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Convent of Christ in Tomar' has mentioned 'Nave' in the following places:
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| Contents 1 History 1.1 Templars 1.2 Order of Christ 2 Architecture 2.1 Castle 2.2 Church 2.3 Manueline nave 2.4 Cloisters 3 See also 4 References 5 External links | WIKI |
| The main church of the Convent of Tomar constructed by the Knights Templar The Manueline nave, as seen from the Renaissance era cloisters The elaborate pinnacles over the western facade of the church Renaissance Cloister of John III | WIKI |
| By 1506, D. Manuel decided to order the construction of the church's nave. | WIKI |
| The Templar round church (late 12th century) is indicated in red, while the manueline nave (early 16th century) is in blue. | WIKI |
| Manueline nave[edit] | WIKI |
| Detail of the round church, view from the nave | WIKI |
| During the administration of Prince Henry the Navigator (first half of the 15th century), a gothic nave was added to the round church of the Convent, thus turning the round church into a church apse. | WIKI |
| From 1510 onwards, King Manuel I ordered the rebuilding of the nave in the style of the time, a mix of late gothic and renaissance that would be called Manueline style by art historians. | WIKI |
| From the outside, the rectangular nave is covered by abundant Manueline motifs, including gargoyles, gothic pinnacles, statues and "ropes" that remind the ones used in the ships during the Age of Discovery, as well as the Cross of the Order of Christ and the emblem of King Manuel I, the armillary sphere. | WIKI |
| The so-called Window of the Chapter House (Janela do Capxc3xadtulo), a huge window visible from the Saint Barbara Cloister in the Western faxc3xa7ade of the nave, carries most of the typical Manueline motifs: the symbols of the Order of Christ and of Manuel I, and fantastic and unprecedented elaborations of ropes, corals and vegetal motifs. | WIKI |
| In the interior, the Manueline nave is connected to the Romanesque round church by a large arch. | WIKI |
| The nave is covered by beautiful ribbed vaulting and has a high choir that used to have Manueline choir stalls, unfortunately destroyed by invading Napoleonic troops in the early 19th century. | WIKI |
| The Chapter House Window and the West faxc3xa7ade of the manueline nave of the church are visible from this cloister. | WIKI |