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BELEM TOWER, World Heritage

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BELEM TOWER:
-One of the most famous ex-libris of Lisbon, it was deservedly declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO(...). Built as a stronghold to assure the defense of the entrance to the river Tagus, an identical fortress should have been construted on the other side of the river, but this never happened.
(Quoted from http://viajar.clix.pt/com/tesouros.php?id=310&lg=en&ni=0)

The Belem Tower
The Belem Tower		 The Belem Tower
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The Belem Tower 047
Monument to Henry The Navigator (detail) 088
Monument to Henry The Navigator (detail) 088

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Graham Tomlin30-Aug-2005 06:34
nice gallery
click on thumbnails for full image