Belem Tower
by Lucinda Walter
Title
Belem Tower
Artist
Lucinda Walter
Medium
Photograph - Photography, Digital Art, Fine Art
Description
Cruising into Lisbon and passing by the Belem Tower on the way to the dock.
Bel�m Tower (Portuguese: Torre de Bel�m, pronounced: [ˈtoʁ(ɨ) dɨ bɨˈlɐ̃ȷ̃]) or the Tower of St Vincent is a fortified tower located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Bel�m in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (along with the nearby Jer�nimos 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 m (100 foot),[1] four storey 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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel%C3%A9m_Tower
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June 20th, 2014
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Comments (9)
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much James Lanigan Thompson MFA for the feature in the group Beauty 8/13/2014 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Svetlana Nilova for the feature in the group The World We See 8/13/2014 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much HJBH Photography for the feature in the group The Light Painters 8/13/2014 I'm honored!
Meg Shearer
Wonderful tower and beautiful shot! L/F!
Lucinda Walter replied:
Libson was a beautiful city to see & cruising into the port was stunning! Thanks!