Se Cathedral

Soon after Christian recapture of Lisbon from the Muslim Moors, King Afonso Henriques in 1150 built this cathedral on the site of a mosque for the city's first bishop, the English crusader Gilbert of Hastings. Renovated several times to recover from centuries of damages due to natural disasters, the edifice today blends a variety of architectural styles from Romanesque and Gothic to Baroque. With two massive bell towers and a gorgeous rose window dominating the front façade, the cathedral from outside looks more like a Romanesque medieval fortress though when inside Gothic art dominates the chapels and cloisters. For information, there is a Se Cathedral in Goa but its architectural style is different.