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Managing Organization:
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
Website: http://www.mosteirojeronimos.pt/english/index_torre.html
Email: torrebelem@mosteirojeronimos.pt
Contact Address Information:
Praça do Império
1400-206 Lisboa
Notes:
The Torre de Belem is a fort in Lisbon that was completed in 1520. A navigational light on the stone tower in the fort was established in 1847 and was moved to a nearby skeletal tower in 1886. It was discontinued in the 1930s or '40s. The outer walls of the fort are decorated with beautiful designs.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1847 Date Deactivated: c. 1930s Current Use: Historic attraction. Open To Public? Yes.
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