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Manueline style| A style in Portuguese architecture associated with the reign of King Manuel I (1495–1521), under whom numerous monasteries and churches were built. A richly ornate style, it is characterized by a profusion of organic forms – such as coral, tree branches, artichokes – and carved stone rope, thickly knotted and twisted round windows, doorways and pinnacles. |
| The monasteries at Tomar, Batalha, Belém, and Alcobaça are examples of Manueline style, which was also exported to Portuguese possessions overseas. |
| It was contemporaneous with and partly influenced by the early plateresque style in Spain and, like plateresque, incorporates mudéjar elements as well as echoes of contemporary Italian architectural fashion. |
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