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Architecture
Romanesque and Gothic influences have given the country some of its greatest cathedrals and in the late 16th century a national style (Arte Manuelina) was synthesized by adapting several forms into a luxuriantly ornamented whole.


Outstanding examples of Portuguese architecture include the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon, in ornate Manueline style; the Sé (cathedral) of Lisbon, in part of the facade of which the remains of Roman construction may still be seen; the Palace of Justice in Lisbon, a fine, soaring example of austere modern architecture; the castle and the church of the Convent of Christ (Convento de Cristo) in Tomar; the late Portuguese Gothic abbey of Santa Maria da Vitória in Batalha; the granite Tower of the Clerics (Torre dos Clérigos) in Porto and Braga's Romanesque cathedral.
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