Stock photography picture of Belem Tower is a fortified Moorish monument on the River Tagus, Lisbon, Portugal.

B09A9R - Licenced Caption Belem Tower is a fortified Moorish monument on the River Tagus, Lisbon, Portugal. Description Belem Tower was built both as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. It was part of a defence system of the entrance of the Tagus river and the Jeronimos Monastery. The Tower was constructed between 1515 by a military architect Francisco de Arruda. Originally, the Tower stood on an island on the right side of the river Tagus surrounded by water. Over the years it is now practically moored to the bank itself. Keywords Great, Discoveries,, Built, in, the, 16th, Century,, Portugueselate, gothic, style, architecture,, Francisco, de, Arruda,, Tower, itself, stands, 35, metres, high, and, has, four, storeys., It, offers, wonderful, v, iews, of, the, surrounding, landscape., Torre, de, Belem, is, a, beautiful, and, original, monument, and, is, considered, unrivalled, in, the, world., The, Tower, was, a, formidable, and, fearsome, defensive, fortress, at, the, entrance, to, the, river, estuary.