Se Cathedral
Se Cathedral
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Soon after Christian recapture of Lisbon from the Muslim Moors, King Afonso Henriques in 1150 built this cathedral on the site of a mosque for the city's first bishop, the English crusader Gilbert of Hastings.
Soon after Christian recapture of Lisbon from the Muslim Moors, King Afonso Henriques in 1150 built this cathedral on the site of a mosque for the city's first bishop, the English crusader Gilbert of Hastings. Renovated several times to recover from centuries of damages due to natural disasters, the edifice today blends a variety of architectural styles from Romanesque and Gothic to Baroque. With two massive bell towers and a gorgeous rose window dominating the front façade, the cathedral from outside looks more like a Romanesque medieval fortress though when inside Gothic art dominates the chapels and cloisters. For information, there is a Se Cathedral in Goa but its architectural style is different.
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