About Belém Tower
Belém Tower (Portuguese: Torre de Belém, pronounced [ˈtoʁɨ ðɨ βɨˈlɐ̃j]; literally: Bethlehem Tower), officially the Tower of Saint Vincent (Portuguese: Torre de São Vicente), is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon, Portugal, which served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. The tower symbolizes Portugal's maritime and colonial power in early modern Europe. It was built during the height of the Portuguese Renaissance and is a prominent example of the Portuguese Manueline style, but it also incorporates other architectural styles, such as the minarets, which are inspired by Moorish architecture. The structure was built from lioz limestone, a material local to the Lisbon region, and is composed of a bastion and a 30-metre (100 ft) four-storey tower. Since 1983, the tower has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the Jerónimos Monastery.
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Things to see nearby
- Fort of Bom Sucesso
- Monument to the First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic (Belém)
- Champalimaud Foundation
- Museu de Arte Popular
- Belém Cultural Center
- Berardo Collection Museum
- Portuguese Joint Command and Staff College
- Portuguese World Exhibition
- Navy Museum (Portugal)
- Monument of the Discoveries
- National Museum of Archaeology, Lisbon
- Belém, Lisbon
- Restelo Hermitage
- Jerónimos Monastery