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Belém Tower

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Belém Tower

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Location: Santa Maria De Belém, Lisbon, Portugal

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1. Torre de Belém from Rua Augusta — route in Lisboa

19.2km

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2. Torre de Belém from Mosteiro dos Jerónimos — circular route in Lisboa

5.54km

01:25

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3. Rose of the Winds – Belém Tower loop from Belém

4.18km

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

February 4, 2023

The Torre de Belem is the most characteristic building in Lisbon, being the monument in Portugal that comes closest to instant recognition. This delightfully tiny fortress has guarded the Tagus Estuary since the 16th century and was built in the heyday of the Manueline style of architecture.

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

March 8, 2023

Next to the Bom Sucesso Fort and views of the Belem Tower.

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

June 9, 2024

The Belém Tower is a 16th-century military construction designed by Francisco de Arruda and Diogo de Boitaca. It played a crucial role during the Age of Discovery as a fortress and port.
Throughout its history, it has served as a prison, lighthouse, and tax collection center.
Along with the Jerónimos Monastery, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.
I hope this information is useful to you! 😊

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

November 2, 2021

The Belém Tower is an old military construction located in the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal. It is a work by Francisco de Arruda and Diogo de Boitaca that had great importance in the Age of Discoveries in Europe, since it served as a fortress and a port from where Portuguese explorers set out to establish what would be the first European trade in history. with China and India. When it stopped serving as a defense against invaders in the estuary of the Tagus River, it was used as a prison, as a lighthouse and also as a tax collection center to enter the city.
It is located at the mouth of the Tagus River, in the Santa Maria de Belém neighborhood, southwest of Lisbon. Together with the Jerónimos Monastery, the Belém Tower was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_de_Bel%C3%A9m

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

September 8, 2023

The Belem Tower is the most characteristic building in Lisbon, being the monument in Portugal that comes closest to instant recognition. This delightful, tiny fortress has been protecting the Tagus Estuary since the 16th century and was built in the golden age of the Manueline style of architecture.

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

September 25, 2024

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Andrea

February 3, 2017

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 structure 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.

JavierCR 🇪🇸

February 14, 2024

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Gerd

March 7, 2017

The Torre de Belém (Belém Tower) in the district of Belém on the Tejomündung is one of the most famous landmarks in Lisbon. In addition to the nearby Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, the tower is one of the few outstanding buildings of the Manueline style that survived the Lisbon earthquake. The top, 35 meter high, exposed floor of the tower is now an observation deck.
In 1515, the tower was commissioned by the Portuguese king, Manuel I. Six years later, in the year of Manuel's death (1521), he was completed.

Source: Wikipedia

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Theo

January 29, 2022

The harmony and delicate decorations of the Torre de Belém suggest to anyone who sees it a crafted jewel. However, the vision held at the time of its construction was quite different: it was a formidable and formidable defensive stronghold entering through the Tagus River. The crossfire could be opened from here and from the São Sebastião tower on the other bank. The tower was commissioned by King D. Manuel I (1495-1521) and built by Francisco de Arruda between 1514 and 1521 on a small basalt island near the right bank of the Tagus, opposite Restelo beach. Because the course of the river shifted over the years, the tower eventually came to lie almost against the bank as if it were "moored here". visitportugal.com/nl/content/torre-de-belem

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JR56

November 29, 2023

The Torre de Belem is an old watchtower at the entrance to Lisbon Bay. You can visit the interior of the complex, including the tower and a small exhibition. It is one of the most photographed sights in Lisbon, making it a sort of landmark of the city.

The tower is a 15-minute walk from the Jerónimos Monastery and the Monument to the Discoveries in Belem.

There is a fee to enter the tower. The queue is usually very long because only a limited number of people can be accommodated in the Torre de Belem at one time. Inside, there is even a traffic light system, as visitors cannot go up and down at the same time.

konpasu.de/portugal/sehenswurdigkeiten/lissabon

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

October 12, 2024

The Belém Tower is one of the most iconic monuments in Lisbon, Portugal. Built between 1515 and 1519 by architect Francisco de Arruda, this Manueline-style tower was originally a fortress intended to protect the entrance to the port of Lisbon across the Tagus River.
Over time, the tower also served as a tax collection center, a lighthouse, and a prison. In 1983, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the nearby Jerónimos Monastery.

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tom13

October 25, 2019

A must for every Lisbon visitor. Accordingly crowded, the queuing for entry should be well thought out.

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BAMA

January 16, 2022

The Torre de Belém in the Belém district at the mouth of the Tagus is one of the most famous landmarks in Lisbon. Along with the nearby Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, the tower is one of the few outstanding Manueline-style structures to have survived the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. The top, 35 meter high, exposed floor of the tower is now a viewing platform. The Torre de Belém has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.(...from Wiki)

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Daniela 💙 ⚓

July 23, 2023

The Belém Tower, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of Lisbon's most outstanding monuments and symbol of a country turned to the sea and to the discovery of the world.

Thanks to the voyages of discovery, Lisbon became one of the most important trading centers in the world in the 15th and 16th centuries.

To protect the city, King D. João II designed a revolutionary project of maritime defense of Lisbon, which was completed in 1514 with the construction of the Belém Tower by the architect Francisco de Arruda.

A tower and an advanced, well-equipped modern bulwark were combined in an original way. D. Manuel I wanted the signs of his power to be clearly visible on the Torre de Belém: the royal coat of arms, the armillary sphere and the cross of the Order of Christ🏰...

Further information can be found here:
lisbonlisboaportugal.com/de/torre-de-belem-lisbon-de.html

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Grünspecht

October 15, 2017

Belem is worth a visit, in addition to the monastery and the monument you should definitely try the Pasteis de Nata in the city.

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Gerd

March 17, 2018

Built on the banks of the Tagus at the beginning of the 16th century, the 35-meter-high tower was a symbol of Lisbon for centuries

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Gerd

March 18, 2018

The Torre de Belém was for centuries a landmark of the city for sailors.

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Gerd

March 18, 2018

For centuries the tower was a symbol of the city for sailors.

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Faheem Hunarwar 🌲

January 9, 2022

Belem Tower, Lisbon
Belem Tower (Torre de Belem) was built in 16th century and designed by architect Francisco de Arruda. Its original purpose was to be a fort, protecting Lisbon from incoming raids along the Tagus River. It was also what marked the beginning of voyages for the sailors and the last sight of land.

Gerd

March 8, 2017

In Belem you should definitely visit the Torre de Belem, the Monument of the Discoveries and last but not least the Jerónimos Monastery. Not far from the monastery you will also find the Pasteis de Belem ...

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Silke on Tour 🏞️

April 2, 2024

A very famous and popular landmark of Lisbon 🤩.

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Tüftlerin

October 22, 2021

From the terrace on the 4th floor you have a good view of the surrounding districts and the Tagus from a height of 35 m.
Oct. - Apr. Tue-Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m
May - Sept. Tue-Sun 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m

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Gerd

March 17, 2018

The Portuguese pilots Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral 1922 first flew over the South Atlantic route from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro.

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