J. Gafarot's photos with the keyword: Torre de Belém

Torre de Belém. Liner of the new morning . . . and the new tourist age . . .

Ponta Levadiça. Entrada.

View from the North, PIP left please for the corner image of the East side. PIP right please for the view from the sea.

Balcony and windows, in PIP too, if you please.

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. Please see PIP.

From here to Rio, same place, same plan: Do it. PIP please for its beautiful engine, valve train, exhausts, cooler regulators and the master mariner.

Trafaria and its panorama - do we live on the wrong side of the Tejo ? The Tower of Belém, the Palácio das Necessidades, the Centro Cultural, the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, all of them are on the other bank . . .