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Wikipedia: Belém Tower or the Tower of St Vincent is a fortified tower located in the Belém district of Lisbon, Portugal. It is an 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 both part of a defense system at the mouth of the Tagus River and a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.
![[View from the garden]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lisboa_Torre_de_Bel_C3_A9m__s.jpg "View from the garden")
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![[The tower from the east side displaying a knot in the carved rope]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/BelemTower_rope1_s.jpg "The tower from the east side displaying a knot in the carved rope")
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![[South side of the tower from a boat on the Tagus River]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Torre_de_belem_vista_do_tejo_s.jpg "South side of the tower from a boat on the Tagus River")
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![[The inner cloister of the tower displaying the back side of the niche of the virgin and two turrets]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Belem_Torre04_s.jpg "The inner cloister of the tower displaying the back side of the niche of the virgin and two turrets")
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![[Bastion terrace with its Moorish turrets and cupolas from the northwest]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tour_de_Belem_detail_1_082006_s.jpg "Bastion terrace with its Moorish turrets and cupolas from the northwest")
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