Belém Tower
The Belém Tower is a tower that is located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site.[1][2]
Torre de Belém, Torre de São Vicente | |
| File:Torre Belém April 2009-4a.jpg The quarter façade of the tower on the bank of the Tagus river | |
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| Coordinates | 38°41′30″N 9°12′58″W / 38.69167°N 9.21611°WCoordinates: 38°41′30″N 9°12′58″W / 38.69167°N 9.21611°W |
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| Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Designer | Francisco de Arruda |
| Type | Fortification |
| Material | Limestone (lioz) |
| Beginning date | c. 1514 |
| Completion date | 1519 |
| Website | Official website |
| Part of | Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon |
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| Criteria | Cultural: iii, vi |
| Reference | 263bis |
| Inscription | 1983 (7th Session) |
Belém Tower Media
The tower was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 and included in the registry of the Seven Wonders of Portugal in 2007.
Portuguese presence in India , Bengal Gulf and Himalayas (max extend) between the 16th and 17th century.
French ships exchanging fire with the tower at the Battle of the Tagus during the Liberal Wars (1831)
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The inner cloister of the tower displaying the back side of the niche of the virgin and two turrets
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Interior casemate of the main bastion showing the cannon niches
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A view from the second floor loggia
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We had a week in Lisbon in early June. Had a good look around the city, a day trip to Sintra and a boat trip on the Tagus.
References
- ↑ The Dock and Harbour Authority. Foxlow Publications, Limited. 1969. p. 335.
- ↑ UNESCO. "Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon". United Nations. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
