Manueline window, in a building on Rua Direita, 49

Category: Civil Architecture > Window

District: Leiria > Alcobaça > Aljubarrota > Centro Histórico

Location

- São Vicente de Aljubarrota, municipality of Alcobaça, district of Leiria, Portugal

Architectural Style

- Manueline residential

Building Description

- 16th-century house with two floors

, Ground floor for commerce or services

, Upper floor for housing

Window Details

- Located on the second floor

- Stone frame with relief ornaments

- Semicylindrical contour supported by mushroom-shaped corbels

- Arch with fleurons at the vertices

- Wooden frame with four panes

Highlights

- Distinct Manueline window compared to the other straight openings of the building

- Located on the main facade

Cultural Interest

- Typical example of Manueline ornaments

- Part of the architectural heritage of the region

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt