Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation

File / Documentation

Name

163696_sv.jpg

Size

1.48 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

b7a6a22cd71c9d8cc13fc1e604b369ff

Creator(s)

Islamic, Portuguese

Portuguese

Time period

creation date: mosque built, 2nd half 12th century, alteration date: converted into a church, 1238, alteration date: church partially remodeled in Renaissance style, 16th century

Location

Site: Mertola (Beja, Distrito de, Portugal)

Cultural context

Islamic

Portuguese

Description

general view, view to northwest, across Dr. Afonso Costa and Dr. Serrao Martins Roads through center of Mértola, 12th century mosque now church (left) and chapel on hill beyond town (this is [center image] of panorama with 163695 and 163697), 1992

Work type

Church

Mosque

Town

Medium

brick

stone

plaster

Keywords

Churches

Mosques

Cities and towns