The Jeronimos Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome in the Belem district of Lisbon, on the bank of the Tagus near where ships once left for the voyages of discovery. King Manuel I had it built, partly financed by the profits of the trade with Asia, to honour the voyages of Vasco da Gama and to give thanks for them. It is the greatest example of the Manueline style, with elaborate stone carving of ropes, shells and sea monsters and a richly decorated south portal. Its church holds the tombs of Vasco da Gama and the poet Luis de Camoes. Together with the nearby Belem Tower it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.
Before and after
- 2 July 1600Battle of Nieuwpoort
- from 22 August 1600 to 5 November 1600Sekigahara Campaign
- 19 November 1600Birth of Charles I of England
- from 31 December 1600 to 1 June 1874Founding of East India Company
- 1601Construction of Jerónimos Monastery
- 27 September 1601Birth of Louis XIII of France
- 24 October 1601Death of Tycho Brahe
- from 1602 to 1799Founding of Dutch East India Company
- 1602Publication of Hamlet
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