Tomb of King Pere III of Aragon, the Great, Monastery of Santes Creus, Aiguamúrcia, Spain, 2008. Creator: LTL.
/3070219.jpg "Tomb of King Pere III of Aragon, the Great, Monastery of Santes Creus, Aiguamúrcia, Spain, 2008. Creator: LTL.")
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Tomb of King Pere III of Aragon, Monastery of Santes Creus, Aiguamúrcia, province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, 2008. Polychromed tomb of Pere III of Aragon, the Great (c1240-1285). The sarcophagus, begun by the master Bartomeu around 1296, rests over a Roman red porphyry bathtub and under a Gothic pavilion. Peter (in Aragonese, Pero; in Catalan, Pere; in Italian, Pietro), King of Valencia (as Peter I), and Count of Barcelona (as Peter II) ruled from 1276 to his death. At the invitation of some rebels, he conquered the Kingdom of Sicily and became King of Sicily (as Peter I) in 1282.
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Creator
- LTL, attributed to: {}: Photographer
People Related
- Peter III of Aragon: Aragonese, Spanish: King of Aragon
- Master Bartomeu: Catalan, Spanish: Artist, sculptor
Geographic Hierarchy
- 40 00 00 N , 004 00 00 W
World Europe Spain Catalonia Tarragona Tarragona
- 41 07 00 N , 001 15 00 E
Category Hierarchy
Locations & Buildings Places of Worship
Religion & Belief Christianity
Society & Culture Death & Burial
Locations & Buildings Monuments & Statues
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3479x4446
File Size : 45,316kb
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- LTL308995
- LTL308995.jpg
- 1190001917
- 3-070-219
- 3070219
- LTL308995