The monk's communal dormitory. The Alcobaça Monastery (Mosteiro de Alcobaça) or Alcobasa Monastery. Portugal.
The monastery was established in 1153 by the first Portuguese king, Afonso Henriques, Construction began in 1178 and ended about 100 years later.
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