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16th century monastery built on spice

Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2007/12/26 - 00:31. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Architecture and Construction | Nautical | Portuguese
Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon, Portugal was built on spice. Actually, it was funded with taxes raised from eastern spices brought back by the country's famous explorers.

An article for the BBC looks at how the wealth and power of 16th century Portugal affected life and building projects in the country.

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