Belém Tower - aerial view
Thanks to the Discoveries of the 15th and 16th centuries, Lisbon became the world’s main centre of commerce. In order to protect the city, King João II and King Manuel I devised a pioneering maritime system of defence for Lisbon. As part of this project, in the narrowest part of the Tagus bay (1,670 meters), D. Manuel I had the Tower of Belém built in 1514. As a result, crossfire between the two banks could be created to block the entry of enemy ships. King Manuel I wanted the Tower of Belém, located at the entrance to the kingdom’s capital, to clearly assert his power. Therefore, the king ordered his heraldry to be ostensibly displayed on the tower. These include the Royal Arms, his personal emblem the
Francisco De Arruda (? – 1547)
Francisco de Arruda: architetto e scultore portoghese celebre per lo stile manuelino della Torre di Belém. Esplora i suoi design innovativi e i contributi al Portogallo del XVI secolo.
Torre di Belém (Lisbona, Portogallo)
Scopri la Torre di Belém! Questo monumento UNESCO celebra l'epoca delle scoperte portoghese con splendidi panorami sul fiume Tago e un ricco patrimonio artistico nel cuore di Lisbona.
Informazioni sull'opera
- Titolo: Belém Tower - aerial view
- Artista: Francisco De Arruda
- Anno: 1500
- Formato: Landscape
- Stato del copyright: Di pubblico dominio
- Dove vederlo: Torre di Belém
- Contesto del corpus: king manuel i's vision , portuguese exploration
- Parole chiave: unesco site , stone architecture , brown and gray tones
- Tonalità colore: Green to Violet Spectrum
- Luminosità percepita: deep_shadow