Lisbon - Ermida de Sao Jerónimo

By climbing up a grassed area on the Rua de Alcolena we reach the Ermida de Sao Jerónimo, which was built in 1514 according to the plans of the famous Manueline architect Diogo de Boytaca. The chapel, which looks almost like a monolith, stands out from the other remaining constructions of this epoch through its simple harmonious proportions and, above all, its restrained Manueline upper ornamentation.

The building, in an exposed location, represents in principle simply a rectangular cube, whose heaviness is only tempered by the sparse decoration on the four corners and on the upper edge. The true features of Manueline design appear particularly clearly in its simplicity. The corner pillars adorned with Gothic gargoyles jut out