This is a picture of the most famous monastery in Lisbon called Jerónimos Monastery. We found this in the Belém neighborhood of Lisbon after enjoying a picnic lunch in the Jardins of Belém. Today, this monastery is home to many different things including an archeology museum, the Santa Maria Church, and a ship museum. I was able to see the first two, but unfortunately the ship museum was not open on Saturdays. The church reminded me a lot of the Cathedrals that we saw in Toledo, Salamanca, and Segovia. It is built in a gothic style, with high rising ceilings and an abundance of detail in the columns, walls, and alters. I was also able to venture into the archeology museum that contained artifacts from all over Europe, Asia, and Africa. There was a great exhibit of different coins, jewelry, and armor from the days of the Roman influence in the Iberian Peninsula. There was also a roomed filled with artifacts from Egypt, including sarcophagi, and metal moldings of Egyptian gods and Pharaohs. In a room that focused on the Oriental, there were paintings and early photography that came out of China and India. There was a device in this room, that when you look into it with two pictures on the other side, it combines the two photos to create a 3D image. I really enjoyed this monastery and was impressed by how they had used the space inside to house so many different museums and places of interest.