Knisja
Capela de São Tiago
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Hernâni
August 27, 2013
What draws attention in the outset Church of the Saviour of Tabuado is the bell tower glued to the main façade of the temple. It creates a perpendicular effect different of other buildings of the Route. The main portal stands out for the quality of its design. The tympanum supported on two ox heads corbels, the pearls, the face to face animals, the design of the surrounding arc which forms a network of lozenges and the "half-spheres" or pearls, recurring motifs in the Romanesque of Tâmega's Valley. Inside we see again smooth ashlars, the naked walls deeply connected to the imaginary of the interventions of the 20th. century had of medieval times. The crevices are there to let pass the necessary light to illuminate the little decoration on the nave as well as in the main chapel. It was during a deep intervention that it was discovered the only remaining mural in this church, on the back wall. It is an image of Christ the Saviour flanked by St. John the Baptist and Saint James. Made at the beginning of 16th. century, the mural of Tabuado is a unique work, because is not known other work carried out by the same workshop.
What draws attention in the outset Church of the Saviour of Tabuado is the bell tower glued to the main façade of the temple. It creates a perpendicular effect different of other buildings of the Route. The main portal stands out for the quality of its design. The tympanum supported on two ox heads…
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5 R. 5
Porto, Porto