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2. Belém Tower - Wikipedia

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   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 that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.

3. List of World Heritage Sites in Portugal - Wikipedia

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   Both the Monastery and the Tower, located in the Belém district of Lisbon along the Tagus river, are symbolically linked to the Age of Discovery when Portugal explored the world. The Monastery was founded in the memory of Prince Henry the Navigator and for the monks to pray for the king and the

4. Jerónimos Monastery - Wikipedia

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   The church and the monastery, like the nearby Torre de Belém and Padrão dos Descobrimentos, symbolise the Portuguese Age of Discovery and are among the main tourist attractions of Lisbon. In 1983, UNESCO formally designated the Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém as a World Heritage Site.

5. Belém, Lisbon - Wikipedia

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   Belém Tower, a Manueline military outpost built in the Tagus river.. With the establishment of the Kingdom of Portugal by Afonso III, royal surveys, or inquirições gerais (general inquiries), were made at his command to inspect titles of lands claimed by the nobility and clergy, [4] determined that the population around Lisbon was dispersed throughout the lowlands, which were suitable for ...

6. Praça do Império - Wikipedia

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   Included in the Special Protection Zone (ZPE) of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Belém (v. IPA.00006543) The Praça do Império ( Empire Square ) is a city square and park situated adjacent to principal monuments and tourist attractions in the civil parish of Belém , municipality and Portuguese capital of Lisbon .

7. Monument to the First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic ...

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   The monument is placed at Brasília Avenue, near the Belém Tower. It consists of stainless steel replica sculpture of Fairey III biplane, that was used by Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral during their 1922 South Atlantic aerial crossing. Inside are also placed their live-sized busts. The plane replica is mouned on concrete pedestal. [1] [3]