Biblioteca de Belém

Biblioteca de Belém is a library in Belém, Lisbon. Biblioteca de Belém is situated nearby to the church Capela de São João Baptista, as well as near the playground Parque Infantil do Largo do Marquês de Angeja.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastery of the Hieronymites and Monument to the Discoveries.

Monastery of the Hieronymites

Protected area

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The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal. Monastery of the Hieronymites is situated 1 km west of Biblioteca de Belém.

Monument to the Discoveries

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The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries. Monument to the Discoveries is situated 1 km southwest of Biblioteca de Belém.

Belém Tower

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Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. Belém Tower is situated 2 km west of Biblioteca de Belém.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belém and Ajuda.

Belém

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Belém is a district in Lisbon, Portugal.

Ajuda

Village

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Ajuda is a freguesia and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Ajuda is located in western Lisbon, northeast of Belém and west of Alcântara. The population in 2011 was 15,617.