Casa da América Latina
Casa da América Latina is a building in Belém, Lisbon. Casa da América Latina is situated nearby to the church Capela de São João Baptista, as well as near the library Biblioteca de Belém.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monastery of the Hieronymites and Monument to the Discoveries.
Monastery of the Hieronymites
Protected area
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Casa da América Latina.
Monument to the Discoveries
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0.
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 west of Casa da América Latina.
Belém Tower
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Casa da América Latina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belém and Ajuda.
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.
Alcântara
Village
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Alcântara is a freguesia of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in western Lisbon, Alcântara is to the east of Ajuda and Belém and west of Estrela and Campo de Ourique. Alcântara had a population in 2011 of 13,943.
Casa da América Latina
- Type: Building
- Location: Belém, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.69695° or 38° 41′ 49″ northLongitude
-9.19406° or 9° 11′ 39″ westOpen location code
8CCGMRW4+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 655721383OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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