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The Dominican Abbey of Santa Maria da Vitoria at Batalha is a masterpiece of Portugal Gothic architecture. The monastery celebrates victory at Aljubarrota in 1385 against Castilla. The abbey was begun in 1388 under master builder Afonso Domingues, succeded in 1402 by David Huguet. Successive kings left their mark on the monastery : João´s son King Duarte, ordered a royal pantheon behind the apse, and Manueline additions inlude the Unfinished Chapels and much of the decoration of the abbey buildings
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