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Manueline style - An architectural style peculiar to Portugal and named after King Manuel the Fortunate (1495-1521).
Moisteiro dos Jeronimos, Portugal
Mascaron - A grotesque head viewed frontally. A decorative motif.

 


Manueline style: the rich Late Gothic style of Portugal named after King Manuel I (1495-1521).
megaron: rectangular room of Mycenean origin preceded by a porch and containing a central hearth and four roof columns.

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Disseminated over much of the Continent, flamboyant architecture produced its most extravagant intricacies in Spain. In Portugal, during the reign of King Manuel I, from 1495 to 1521, it developed into a national idiom known as the Manueline style, ...

See also: Gothic, Architecture, Roman, Romanesque, Classical

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