Torre de Belem - Lisboa, Portugal
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N 38° 41.544 W 009° 12.982
29S E 481183 N 4282664
This it was built especially for people who are blind might enjoy the architecture of the Belem Tower classified by UNESCO as world heritage site.
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Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 12/18/2012
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This it was built especially for people who are blind might enjoy the architecture of the Belem Tower classified by UNESCO as world heritage site.
It was an offer of the Rotary Club and it has a plaque plate which reads:
"A 1:50 scale Model of the "Torre de Belem" designed to aid people whith visual dificulties, and all others, appreciate the tower.Torre de Belém"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 meter (100 foot), four story 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."
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