jeronimos monastery lisbon Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/jeronimos-monastery-lisbon Wed, 07 Sep 2016 15:52:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Belem Tower FORTRESS LISBON, PORTUGAL http://toursmaps.com/belem-tower-fortress-lisbon-portugal.html http://toursmaps.com/belem-tower-fortress-lisbon-portugal.html#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2016 10:28:16 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=221137 FRANCISCO DE ARRUDA This fortified tower near the mouth of the Tagus River was a key part of Lisbon’s defense system. Although the original idea came from King John II in the late-15th century, the fortress was only built in the reign of his successor, Manuel I. It is one of the best examples of the highly ornate Manueline style of architecture, which was a kind of late Gothic that was fashionable in Portugal in the early 16th century and named after the king. The building consists of two main parts-a long, low bastion and the tower itself. The bastion

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