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  • Belém Tower
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  • Belém Tower (, ) 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, Portugal. 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 defense system at the mouth of the Tagus river and a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.
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long m
  • 12
whs number
  • 263
free1 type
  • Operator
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visitation date
  • --01-01
lat s
  • 29.720000
Category
whs year
  • 1983
author type
  • Architects
whs region
  • Europe and North America
free
established type
  • Origin
map caption
  • Location of the Belém Tower within the municipality of Lisbon
free type
  • Management
established1 type
  • Initiated
whs name
  • Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém
Name
  • Belém Tower
state type
  • Region
District
iucn category
  • iii
access
  • Avenida da Brasília
Region
lat d
  • 38
native category
  • Forte
Author
  • Francisco de Arruda
Image caption
  • The iconic quarter façade of the Tower of Belém on the bank of the Tagus River
Municipality
  • Lisbon
long d
  • 9
Established
  • 1519
  • c. 1513
  • c. 1515
Image size
  • 235
map locator y
  • 86
Material
  • Wood
  • Tile
  • Pedra Lioz
State
long EW
  • W
native name
  • Torre de Belém
map locator x
  • 33
Style
  • Manueline
visitation
  • Closed
established2 type
  • Completion
lat NS
  • N
Official Name
  • Torre de São Vicente
free2 type
  • October–April
Website
lat m
  • 41
commons
  • Belém Tower
long s
  • 57.550000
etymology
  • torre de belém Portuguese for tower of Bethlehem;
free3 type
  • May–September
region type
  • Sub-region
whs criteria
  • iii, vi
Owner
  • Portuguese Republic
Other Name
  • Tower of Saint Vincent
Elevation
  • 6
public
  • Public
Location
  • Santa Maria de Belém
abstract
  • Belém Tower (, ) 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, Portugal. 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 defense 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 the 30 m (100 foot), 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.