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A symbol of the nautical Portuguese successes exploring the seas, close to the discoveries monument, has been drawn with colorful stones - the "Rosa dos Ventos". Contrasting with the black in white of the typical Portuguese cobblestone pavement, this formation is better admired from the top of the adjacent monument. Leave a Comment
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In order to enhance Lisbon’s defence, King João II drew up a plan that consisted of forming a three-fortress-defence on the Tagus’s estuary. It formed a triangle and on each angle, a fortress was constructed: Cascais's fortress on the right bank, S. Sebastião da Caparica on the left bank and Belém Tower in the water.
The tower is replete with Manueline decoration, symbols of the King’s power: cables encircling the building and terminating in elegant knots, armillary spheres, crosses of the Military Order of Christ and naturalistic elements such as the rhinoceros, the first such representation in stone known in Europe.
In time, with the construction of new, more modern and more effective defences, the Tower of Belém lost its role as defender of the entrance of the River Tagus.
As centuries passed, new functions were given to the tower. It was a customs control point, a telegraph station and even a lighthouse.
It also served as a political prison, its storerooms transformed into dungeons, since the time when Philip II of Spain became king of Portugal (1580) and during periods of political unrest. Finally, in 1983 UNESCO classified it as a World Heritage Site. Leave a Comment
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Just a few meters west of the Tower of Belem, a monument inaugurated in 1994 celebrates the fighters in colonial war (about two hundred thousand and... me). Surrounded by a long wall with the death's names, a modern formation pretends to be the symbol of the union among people. OK! No problem. It's just beside the tower, can be seen in a glimpse, and, as a sample of modern architecture, it's better then the bunker called Cultural Center. Leave a Comment
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 museu de marinha by Mahieu
The museum is in the eastern corner of the Mosteiro dos Jeronimos. Leave a Comment
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The Discoverios Monument is on the bank of River Tagus and was built in in 1960 to honor the 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Henry the Navigator.
It has been designed in the shape of a caravel, on which Henry the Navigator, Vasco da Gama, Pedro Álvares Cabral (discoverer of Brazil ) and Fernão Magalhães crossed the Pacific in 1520 , The famous Portuguese writer Camões and many other relevant heroes of Portuguese history are shown,
The monument offers a fabulous view from the top. and there is a multimedia tour through the history of Lisbon.
Open every day except Mondays from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Address: Avenida BrasíliaPhone: +351 21 303 19 50Directions: Bus: 27, 28, 43, 49
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It was built in the early 16th century in the Portuguese late Gothic style, the Manueline, to commemorate the expedition of Vasco de Gama. This defensive, yet elegant construction has become one of the symbols of the city, a memorial to the Portuguese power during the Age of the Great Discoveries. In 1983 it was classified, together with the nearby Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Admission: 3 €
for more info check http://www.mosteirojeronimos.pt/web_torre_belem/flash_tb/index.html Leave a Comment
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Don't ask me why (maybe because the first aerial crossing of South Atlantic may be classified as "discovery") but, close to the Tower of Belem and Discoveries Monument, it's exposed the plane that Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral used in that adventure. And it's free to see. Leave a Comment
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This huge monastery is the core of the Belem neighborhood. It dates from the same era as the great Inca monuments, and it was built to celebrate the great discoveries of Vasco de Gamma. The cloister is particularly attractive, with delicate and evocative stone work. The church itself is huge, but not all that remarkable (maybe the light would have been gentler at another time of the day). Leave a Comment
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 inner court yard of Mosteiro
dos Jeronimos by Mahieu
It dates back from the 16th century and luckily the great earthquake of 1755 had little effect Since 1984 the building is part of the cultural heritage list of UNESCO.
Reasons enough to visit it, no? I found the inner court to be the most amazing part of it, together with the exterior, seen from the green grass just in front of it.
Free entrance if you have the Lisboa Card. Leave a Comment Directions: Belem
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 lisboa portugal by johnsakura
In 1496, King D. Manuel I asked the Holy Sé for permission to build a large monastery on the banks of the river Tagus. The works started in 1501 and almost a century later everything was done. D. Manuel I and his descendants were buried in marble tombs located in the chancel of the church and in the transept lateral chapels.
Dedicating the monastery to the Belém Virgin was another factor that influenced the royal decision. The Jerónimos Monastery replaced the church of Saint Mary of Belém where monks of the Christ Order gave assistance to sailors passing through. For this reason, D. Manuel I chose the monks of the Saint Jerónimo Order whose functions were to pray for the soul of the king and give spiritual assistance to the sailors that left Praia do Restelo in discovery of new lands.
Because the monastery was built on the sand banks of the river Tagus, the great earthquake of 1755 had little effect on the structure.
In 1907 it was declared a National Monument and in 1984 it was classified “Cultural Heritage of all Humanity” by UNESCO. Leave a Comment
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