Belém Tower
Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent, is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon, Portugal, which served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Torre de São Vicente a Par de Belém”
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- Opening hours:
October–April: Tuesday–Sunday 10:00 AM–5:30 PM
May–September: Tuesday–Sunday 10:00 AM–6:30 PM - Description: fortified tower located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal
- Address: Avenida de Brasília, Lisboa, 1400-038
- Also known as“Torre de São Vicente”“Torre de São Vicente de Belém”“Tower of Belém”
- Established: 1514–1520
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Jardim da Torre de Belém and Monastery of the Hieronymites.
Jardim da Torre de Belém
Jardim da Torre de Belém is a park.
130 metres north of Belém Tower
Monastery of the Hieronymites
The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery…
1 km northeast of Belém Tower
Monument to the Discoveries
The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the…
1 km east of Belém Tower
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belém Tower and Belém.
Belém Tower
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Latitude
38.6916° or 38° 41′ 30″ north
Longitude
-9.21592° or 9° 12′ 57″ west
Open location code
8CCGMQRM+JJ
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historic = fort
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tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Belém Tower” goes by many names.
Kulla BelémAlbanian
Kulla e BelemitAlbanian
Kulla e Shën VincentitAlbanian
Kulla Shën VincentAlbanian
برج بيليمArabic
Տորրի դի ԲելենArmenian
Torre de BelémAsturian
Belem qalasıAzerbaijani
Belém dorreaBasque
Belémgo dorreaBasque
San Bizenteren dorreaBasque
Torre de BelémBasque
Вежа БеленBelarusian
Белемска кулаBulgarian
БеленBulgarian
ဘယ်လိမ် မျှော်စင်Burmese
BelémCatalan
Torre de BelémCatalan
貝倫塔Chinese
贝伦塔Chinese
Toranj BelémCroatian
Torre de BelémCroatian
Belémská věžCzech
Belém-tårnetDanish
Torre de BelémDanish
Toren van BelémDutch
Torre de BelémDutch
برج بيليمEgyptian Arabic
Turo de BelémEsperanto
Belémi tornEstonian
Belémin torniFinnish
Torre de BelémFinnish
Torre de BelémGalician
Torre de BelénGalician
ბელენის ციხესიმაგრეGeorgian
Πύργος της ΜπελέμGreek
מגדל בלםHebrew
מגדל בלןHebrew
מגדל ויסנטה הקדוש מבלןHebrew
बेलेम मीनारHindi
Belém-toronyHungarian
BetlehemsturninnIcelandic
BetlehemturninnIcelandic
Menara BelémIndonesian
Torre de BelémItalian
Torre di BelémItalian
ベレンの塔Japanese
Белен мұнарасыKazakh
벨렝탑Korean
Belenas tornisLatvian
Belemo bokštasLithuanian
Beleno bokštasLithuanian
Torre de BelémLuxembourgish
Tuerm vu BelémLuxembourgish
Белемска кулаMacedonian
Menara BelémMalay
ബെലെം ടവർMalayalam
Torri ta‘ BelémMaltese
BelémtårnetNorwegian
BelémtårnetNorwegian Bokmål
Torre de BelémOccitan (post 1500)
برج بلمPersian
Torre de BelémPolish
Wieża BelémPolish
Turnul din BelemRomanian
Башня БелемRussian
Башня БеленRussian
Белемская башняRussian
Беленская башняRussian
Торре де БелемRussian
Торри-ди-БеленRussian
Кула БелемSerbian
Torre de BelémSerbo-Croatian
Stolp BelémSlovenian
BelémtornetSwedish
Belem TowerTagalog
Tore ng BelemTagalog
หอคอยบือไลThai
Belém KulesiTurkish
Torre de BelémTurkish
Башта БеленUkrainian
Беленська баштаUkrainian
Tháp BelémVietnamese
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