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title: "Belém Tower, Lisbon — GetMap"
description: "A stone rhinoceros guards the riverside tower. A carved rhinoceros juts from the tower’s west wall, echoing the animal that reached Lisbon from India in…"
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# Belém Tower

A stone rhinoceros guards the riverside tower

History · 🇵🇹 Lisbon · one place, one stop

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A carved rhinoceros juts from the tower’s west wall, echoing the animal that reached Lisbon from India in 1515. Built from 1514 to 1520 under Manuel I, the limestone fortress guarded the entrance to the Tagus and marked Portugal’s seafaring power.

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