Inside the Round Church, a photo from Santarem, South

Photographer's Note

My previous two uploads presented the Roud Church in the Convent of Christ in Tomar. Here a quick look inside the church.

More info about the church from Wikipedia:
The Romanesque round church was built in the second half of the 12th century by the Knights Templar. From the outside, the church is a 16-side polygonal structure, with strong buttresses, round windows and a bell-tower. Inside, the round church has a central, octagonal structure, connected by arches to a surrounding gallery (ambulatory). The general shape of the church is modelled after similar round structures in Jerusalem: the Mosque of Omar and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
The capitals of the columns are still Romanesque (end of the 12th century) and depict vegetal and animal motifs, as well as a Daniel in the Lions' Den scene. The style of the capitals shows the influence of artists working on the Cathedral of Coimbra, which was being built at the same time as the round church.
The interior of the round church is magnificently decorated with late gothic/manueline sculpture and paintings, added during a renovation sponsored by King Manuel I starting in 1499. The pillars of the central octagon and the walls of the ambulatory have polychrome statues of saints and angels under exuberant Gothic canopies, while the walls and ceilings of the ambulatory are painted with Gothic patterns and panels depicting the life of Christ. The paintings are attributed to the workshop of the court painter of Manuel I, the Portuguese Jorge Afonso, while the sculptured decoration is attributed to Flemish sculptor Olivier de Gand and the Spaniard Hernán Muñoz. A magnificent panel depicting the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, by Portuguese painter Gregório Lopes, was painted for the Round Church and now hangs in the National Museum of Ancient Art in Lisbon.

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ChrisJ, Fis2, ikeharel, PaulVDV, ricardomattos, COSTANTINO, jhm, mcmtanyel heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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Silvio1953 (221813) 2021-07-30 6:38

Ciao Mariusz, great view of fantastic interior, superb exposure, wonderful colors, fine details, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, have a good week end ciao Silvio

ChrisJ (171888) 2021-07-30 6:57

Hello Mariusz

A splendid upward pov with vibrant warm ochre colours and good sharpness and diffused lighting. Nice to see photography permitted sans flash. Tfs!

Fis2 (170975) 2021-07-30 8:06

Czesc Mariusz!
Widze, ze kiedys robiles wnetrza.
Piekne sklepienie.
Dobry POV i kolorki.
Trudne swiatlo ale udalo sie.
Lubie takie...
Milego wieczoru.
Krzysztof

lousat (139400) 2021-07-30 10:06

Hi Mariusz,fantastic inside like outside as i can see in your last pics! Great decorations and impressive style, taken in the best symmetry and imposing perspective as i like,very well done from the church of Tomar monastery!! Have a nice weekend and thnaks,Luciano

PaulVDV (63026) 2021-07-30 12:06

Hello Mariusz,
Excellent interior shot of the church!
The predominantly red and brown tones create a warm atmosphere.
Very nice with the many lines that run towards each other at the top.
Best regards, Paul

ricardomattos (17460) 2021-07-30 17:50

Oi Mariusz

Detalhes magnificos no interior desta igreja em Tomar. Excelente simetria, luz e cores. Linda foto !!

TFS

Ricardo

COSTANTINO (116698) 2021-07-30 23:04

Hello my dearest friend
original version again....
difficult photo in order to show to all of us
this Romanesque round church s interior...
superb exposure...
splendid upward view
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (147330) 2021-07-30 23:33

Hi Mariusz,
great architecture with this church interior perfectly photographed, good effect with these lines and this low angle, so beautiful wall decorations, good colors rendering, tfs.

ikeharel (113519) 2021-07-31 0:56

Hello Mariusz,
Warm tones and hue prevailing the painted decorative elements inside the main hall. UPwards view emphsised the tall pillars and domes. Superior calrity managed, outside light a bit harsh but fairly well influenced the whole.
Wish you a nice weekend,
Ike

pajaran (116097) 2021-07-31 0:58

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lep enterijer i detalji, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama i kontrastom.
Lepa unutrasnjost stare Crkve.

Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja

Tue (92560) 2021-07-31 4:18

Hello Mariusz,
A beautiful photo of the interior of the church with so many amazing paintings everywhere. The warm, often golden colours are really beautiful as well and I like the symmetry.
Lars

jhm (211736) 2021-07-31 10:38

Hello Mariusz,

I like the nice church interior with a fantastic ceiling.
Not easy through the very high church to make a perfect picture.
An excellent composition, also colours and sharpness.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

ifege (48291) 2021-07-31 22:20

Hi Mariusz
And it is round inside as well! Glorious over the top decoration. A good interior photo without flash (of course).
cheers
Ian

jmdias (115370) 2021-08-01 7:39

mariusz

I visited this church so many decades ago and I hadn't a digital camera to register inside. I even didn't remember as it was. marvelous view showing the artworks. I am watching a Portuguese TV series about portuguese monuments and probably I will watch the episode about this church some day. today I watched one about the ancient past of Mértula, a place I am sure you didn't know, nor me. haha.

take care

jorge

kasianowak (17676) 2021-08-01 12:53

Czesc Mariusz
Niesamowity wrecz jest przepych tego wnetrza, mozna tam stac i godzinami wpatrywac sie w szczegoly. Naprawde dobry temat na zdjecie szerokim obiektywem, zeby ujac tych detali jak najwiecej. Podoba mi sie symetria kompozycji i to jak dobrze naswietlone jest zdjecie mimo oczywistego zakazu uzywania lamp blyskowych (to na dowod, z przyjrzalam sie dokladnie temu zdjeciu). :-)
Pozdrawiam serdecznie
Kasia

mcmtanyel (68741) 2021-09-15 19:10

Hello Mariusz,
The inside is much more colorful than the outside. I like your POV and framing.
Regards,
MT