1/5 · Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Brazil identified by the IDPhoto: Rodrigojordy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source2/5 · Exterior · Façade of the church of Sao Bento Monastery in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPhoto: Fulviusbsas · Public domain · source3/5 · Exterior · Saint Francisca Romana, Monastery of Saint Benedict, Rio de JaneiroPhoto: Rjcastillo · CC BY 4.0 · source4/5 · Interior · Religious sculptures, interior Monastery of Saint Benedict, Rio de JaneiroPhoto: Rjcastillo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source5/5 · Interior · Central nave Monastery of Saint Benedict, Rio de JaneiroPhoto: Rjcastillo · CC BY 4.0 · source
Religious · Historic precedent
São Bento Monastery
Francisco Frias de Mesquita, José Fernandes Pinto Alpoim · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 1671
Key featuresMannerist church with gold-leaf interior; primary example of Portuguese colonial architecture.
Detail
Stone
Light & shadow
Architect
Francisco Frias de Mesquita, José Fernandes Pinto Alpoim
