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Belem Tower

            Belém Tower
officially the Tower of Saint Vincent is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.It was built during the height of the Portuguese Renaissance, 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 four-storey tower.

Since 1983, the tower has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the Jerónimos Monastery. It is often portrayed as a symbol of Europe's Age of Discoveries and as a metonym for Portugal or Lisbon, given its landmark status. 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.

Torre Belén
oficialmente la Torre de San Vicente es una fortificación del siglo XVI ubicada en Lisboa que sirvió como punto de embarque y desembarque para los exploradores portugueses y como puerta de entrada ceremonial a Lisboa. Fue construida durante el apogeo del Renacimiento portugués, y es un destacado ejemplo del estilo manuelino portugués, pero también incorpora toques de otros estilos arquitectónicos. La estructura fue construida con piedra caliza de lioz y está compuesta por un baluarte y una torre de cuatro pisos de 30 metros.

Desde 1983, la torre es Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO, junto con el Monasterio de los Jerónimos. A menudo se presenta como un símbolo de la Era de los Descubrimientos de Europa y como una metonimia de Portugal o Lisboa, dado su estatus histórico. Se ha afirmado incorrectamente que la torre se construyó en medio del Tajo y ahora se encuentra cerca de la orilla porque el río fue redirigido después del terremoto de Lisboa de 1755. De hecho, la torre fue construida en una pequeña isla en el río Tajo, cerca de la costa de Lisboa.

Taken on: June 3, 2015

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