Torre de Belém

Torre de Belém - Lisboa

The Torre de Belém, formerly Torre de São Vicente a Par de Belém, officially Torre de São Vicente, is a fortification located in the parish of Belém, municipality and district of Lisbon, in Portugal. On the right bank of the Tagus River, where the beach of Belém once existed, it was originally surrounded by water around its entire perimeter. Over the centuries it was surrounded by the beach, until today it is incorporated into the mainland. One of the ex libris of the city, the monument is an icon of the architecture of the reign of King Manuel I, in a synthesis between the traditional medieval keep and the modern bastion, where artillery pieces were placed.