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Capuchos Convent, Sintra, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal
Capuchos Convent, Sintra, Portugal, 2009. Founded in 1560 by the son of the governor of India, this convent is located on a hilltop and was carved by hand out of a huge granite rock. It is also known as the Cork Convent because the tiny cells are lined with cork. The monks lived here up until 1834 when it was abandoned.
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HIP / Art Resource, NY
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16TH CENTURY
21ST CENTURY
Architecture
building
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Capuchos Convent
Christianity
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CONTINENT
Convent
Cork Convent
country
Distrito de Lisboa
EUROPE
EUROPEAN
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HISTORIC
INDOORS
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interior
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Magal
Nunnery
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portugal
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religion
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SAMUEL
Samuel Magal
Sintra
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