Belém Tower · Lisbon
Belém Tower: The Fortress at the Edge of the Known World
🏛️History🏗️Architecture
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Built in 1519 on the banks of the Tagus to guard Lisbon's harbour, the Belém Tower watched the ships of Vasco da Gama and Magellan leave for the horizons that would change the world — and waited for them to return.
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