Transept of a cruciform church of the Alcobaça Monastery. The Alcobaça Monaster (Mosteiro de Alcobaça) or Alcobasa Monastery is a Catholic monastic

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Transept of a cruciform church of the Alcobaça Monastery. The Alcobaça Monaster (Mosteiro de Alcobaça) or Alcobasa Monastery is a Catholic monastic complex located in the town of Alcobaça, in central Portugal, Construction began in 1178 and ended about 100 years later.

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