Igreja e Claustro do antigo Convento Real das Chagas de Cristo / Pousada Convento de Vila Viçosa
The Church is small in size, with the strangled apse forming the corner of the vast block occupied by the complex. The cymatium of the nave and the apse are interlocked in deeply framed masonry, ornamented by zoomorphic figuration gargoyles. The nave is covered with tiles from 1626 and the vault with fresco paintings. The altarpiece is by King João V. The classic cloister, by King João III, has two floors and twin arcades. The chancel also has an ogival vault of a single section, tiny, with a tribune and an altarpiece in baroque gilded woodcarving.
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