Belem Tower is a fortified tower and a UNESCO World Heritage Site (along with the nearby Jeronimos Monastery) because of the significant role it played in the Portuguese maritime discoveries of the era of the Age of Discoveries.
Belém Tower, Lisbon
Torre de Belém, Lisbon (3) This globe motif, representing Portugal's involvement in global navigation, is common around the Torre de Belém.
Torre de Belém, Lisbon, from the Banks of the Tagus (1)
Architectural Detail - The Torre de Belém, Lisbon (1)
Architectural Detail - The Torre de Belém, Lisbon (2)
Torre de Belém, Lisbon, from the Banks of the Tagus (4)
Torre de Belém, Lisbon, from the Banks of the Tagus (6)
Torre de Belém, Lisbon, from the Banks of the Tagus (8)
Torre de Belém, Lisbon (4)
Tourists in the Rain, the Torre de Belém, Lisbon (2)
Main Tower, the Torre de Belém, Lisbon (2)
Architectural Detail - The Torre de Belém, Lisbon (5) This globe motif, representing Portugal's involvement in global navigation, is common around the Torre de Belém.
Architectural Detail - The Torre de Belém, Lisbon (6) This globe motif, representing Portugal's involvement in global navigation, is common around the Torre de Belém.
Small Ship on the Tagus, Lisbon (2) Seen from the Torre de Belém.
Small Ship on the Tagus, Lisbon (3) Seen from the Torre de Belém.
Architectural Detail - The Torre de Belém, Lisbon (8)
Architectural Detail - The Torre de Belém, Lisbon (9)
Container Ship on the Tagus, Lisbon (1) Seen from the Torre de Belém.
Container Ship on the Tagus, Lisbon (2) Seen from the Torre de Belém (the map location reflects this). Note the Statue of Christ the King in the background.
Container Ship on the Tagus, Lisbon (3) Seen from the Torre de Belém.
View Down on the Torre de Belém, Lisbon
Container Ship on the Tagus, Lisbon (4) Seen from the Torre de Belém.
Internal Stonework - the Torre de Belém, Lisbon
Philip in the Queue for the Torre de Belém, Lisbon
Architectural Detail - The Torre de Belém, Lisbon (7) A finial above a statue.
Small Ship on the Tagus, Lisbon (4) Seen from the Torre de Belém.
Belém Tower Completed in 1519, the tower is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists every single year - most to look at it's unique Manueline style architecture.
Belém Tower This ornate tower was originally just a basic customs house for the city.
Belém Tower This infamous fortress guarded Lisbon from invading fleets on the Tagus River from the 1500s until the late 1800s.
