Torre de Belém - Janelas de Leste
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NAZARÉ - Hermitage inside
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Torre de Belém
HFF
Convento de Nossa Sra. da Conceição
To us
Castelo de Mourão
Évora - Largo do Geraldo
Artisans
Évora - Cathedral
PIC - NIC
Serra da Freita
HFF
Templo Romano de Diana
Évora - IV
HFF
Guarda: a Sé, . . . leaving yesterday . . .
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Pelourinho
Serra da Estrela - VIII
HFF
Wood and Iron
101 years ago ...
HFF - Setúbal.
The old way...
Church - Viana do Alentejo
Almeida in three PIPs...
Viana de Alentejo Castle
HFF
Castelo de Estremoz II
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Evoramonte
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Ourém
Capuchos III
Cross
Porta para a Vila
CCB - Centro Cultural Belém e os Jerónimos
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Sino
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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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