Denoting an ornate style of Portuguese architecture developed during the reign of Manuel I (1495–1521) and characterized by elaborations of Gothic and Renaissance styles.
(葡萄牙一种建筑风格)曼努埃尔式的
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The Age of Discovery produced the Manueline style in architecture.
The Mosteiro dos Jeronimos is the pinnacle of his lavish commissioning and of Manueline architecture, a curiously elaborated version of Gothic.
At this time some of the most lively Gothic art was being produced in Spain, where German and Netherlandish influence had spread deeply; innovation continued in Portugal, with the Manueline style based on marine forms.
One example of the Manueline mode, as it was called, survives in a 16th Century church-cum-priory built on a prominent headland overlooking miles of open sea.
This cathedral is done in Manueline style, Portugal's own over-the-top decorative contribution to the world.
Definition of Manueline in US English:
Manueline
adjectivemanˈwelˌīn
Denoting a style of Portuguese architecture developed during the reign of Manuel I (1495–1521) and characterized by ornate elaborations of Gothic and Renaissance styles.
(葡萄牙一种建筑风格)曼努埃尔式的
Example sentencesExamples
The Mosteiro dos Jeronimos is the pinnacle of his lavish commissioning and of Manueline architecture, a curiously elaborated version of Gothic.
One example of the Manueline mode, as it was called, survives in a 16th Century church-cum-priory built on a prominent headland overlooking miles of open sea.
At this time some of the most lively Gothic art was being produced in Spain, where German and Netherlandish influence had spread deeply; innovation continued in Portugal, with the Manueline style based on marine forms.
The Age of Discovery produced the Manueline style in architecture.
This cathedral is done in Manueline style, Portugal's own over-the-top decorative contribution to the world.