Torre de Belém - Janelas de Leste
Sun
HFF
Torre de Belém - Terrace
Me
Water department ...
Leo Tolstoi, Russia of Yasnaya Polyana or...
Two sides : the beguining, breast feed Him
HFF to everyone . . .
Estremoz
Nenúfar
Beja - II
Beja III
HFF
The Chapel - Hermitage
Feel good factor above it all.
Nazaré - The high jump
NAZARÉ - Hermitage inside
HFF
Nazaré, the day is up - beach time.
Color Nazaré - VI
Torre de Belém
Love Flower
The Sado meets de Atlantic
New sun on old stone.
HFF
Wood and Iron
Anchor
Goodby always from the same place ...
101 years ago ...
Hope and Green, Past comes later...
HFF - Setúbal.
Estremoz
It's only me
The old way...
Castle ways
Church - Viana do Alentejo
The sculpture - Expo 98
HFF
Almeida in three PIPs...
The four sisters
Viana de Alentejo Castle
Hope
Red
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Torre de Belém.


Belém Tower (Portuguese: Torre de Belém, or the Tower of St Vincent is a fortified tower located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém in the municipality of Lisbon. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (along with the nearby Jerónimos Monastery) because of the significant role it played in the Portuguese maritime discoveries of the era of the Age of Discoveries. The tower was commissioned by King John II to be part of a defence system at the mouth of the Tagus river and a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.
The tower was built in the early 16th century and is a prominent example of the Portuguese Manueline style, but it also incorporates hints of other architectural styles. The structure was built from lioz limestone and is composed of a bastion and a 30-metre (98.4 ft), four-storey tower. It has incorrectly been stated that the tower was built in the middle of the Tagus and now sits near the shore because the river was redirected after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. In fact, the tower was built on a small island in the Tagus River near the Lisbon shore.
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The tower was built in the early 16th century and is a prominent example of the Portuguese Manueline style, but it also incorporates hints of other architectural styles. The structure was built from lioz limestone and is composed of a bastion and a 30-metre (98.4 ft), four-storey tower. It has incorrectly been stated that the tower was built in the middle of the Tagus and now sits near the shore because the river was redirected after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. In fact, the tower was built on a small island in the Tagus River near the Lisbon shore.
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