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Alcobaça Monastery

Cultural World Heritage property in Portugal, inscribed in 1989 under criteria (i), (ii), (iv).

Alcobaça Monastery, Portugal
Photo: Alvesgaspar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Portugal
Year of inscription
1989
Criteria
iiiiv
Area of property
1.0 ha
Location
Alcobaça e Vestiaria
What it is
Cistercian monastery, cultural heritage
Founded or built
1187
Visitors a year
193,881 (2022) · ranking
Official website
mosteiroalcobaca.pt
Reference
WHC 505 · Wikidata Q593147

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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