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St. Jorge’s Castle Jeronimos Monastery At the top of one of ’s seven hills, the St. Jorge’s Built in the 16th century by D. Manuel I and donated to the Castle is the oldest building in the city and provides us with monks of the Order of St. João Jeronimo, the Jeronimos one of the best views of the Tagus river and the city. Built in Monastery, like the Belem Tower, was classified as a World the 11th century by Muslims who invaded the Iberian Heritage by UNESCO and elected as one of the seven wonders Peninsula, it has approximately 6.000 square meters with of . After the famous 1755 earthquake, part of the courtyards, guardhouses, moats and towers, having been in monastery was deeply renovated and currently comprises the 14th century the residence of the Portuguese royalty. National Museum of Archaeology and the Maritime Museum.

Tower of Belem Monument to the Discoveries Classified as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1983, the Tower Designed by the architect Cottinelli Telmo and the sculptor Presentation of Belem was selected as one of the seven wonders of Leopoldo de Almeida, the Monument to the Discoveries, Portugal on July 7th, 2007. This monument, an icon of located in the riverside area of Belem, was inaugurated in architecture from the reign of D. Manuel I of Portugal, was 1940. Built in the shape of a caravel, it is composed by As the country’s capital, Lisbon is the city designed by architect Francisco de Arruda and built during sculptures of 33 of the major figures of the Portuguese where some of the most remarkable the Portuguese Discoveries, placed strategically on the north Discoveries. Carved in limestone masonry from Sintra, it is moments in the History of Portugal bank of the Tagus river to defend the city. considered by many the most beautiful Portuguese happened, of which the Discoveries’ era is monument in honor of this illustrious era. an example.

Known for its Pombaline buildings, with walls of tiles and straight-lined medieval streets, Lisbon is a historic city, where Cathedral of Lisbon Basilica of tradition and modernity blend together in an admirable way. The Cathedral of Lisbon, or Church of Santa Maria Maior, one In 1777, following the death of king D. José I of Portugal, of the oldest medieval monuments in Lisbon, is one of the queen D. Maria I chose the place known as Casal da Estrela to symbols of the Christian reconquest of the territory. D. build the basilica, a catholic temple of phenomenal beauty. Bathed by the Tagus river and built on Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, was responsible Architect Mateus Vicente de Oliveira designed this baroque seven hills, the city, owner of an for its construction after he conquered the city from the construction but passed away before his work was completed. incomparable beauty, is replete with Moors in 1147. It currently stands on what used to be an The basilica, a former convent of nuns, has a huge cupola that monuments, museums, esplanades and ancient mosque that belonged to the first bishop of Lisbon, illuminates the main area. Gilbert of Hastings. viewpoints, not forgetting its typical neighborhoods.