Belém Tower

Summary

Belém Tower is a fort^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,690 views/month, #3 of 879).^[2]

Key Facts

• Belém Tower is located in Belém^[3].
• Belém Tower is in the country of Portugal^[4].
• Belém Tower is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Belém Tower is on the body of water Tagus River^[6].
• Belém Tower's image is recorded as Belem Tower - April 2019 (2).jpg^[7].
• Belém Tower's instance of is recorded as fort^[8].
• Belém Tower's instance of is recorded as fortified tower^[9].
• Belém Tower's instance of is recorded as cultural heritage^[10].
• Belém Tower's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[11].
• Belém Tower's architect is recorded as Francisco de Arruda^[12].
• Belém Tower's architectural style is recorded as Manueline^[13].
• Belém Tower's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 246299480^[14].
• Belém Tower's GND ID is recorded as 4718336-6^[15].
• Belém Tower's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh93001391^[16].
• Belém Tower's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11951864k^[17].
• Belém Tower's IdRef ID is recorded as 027490351^[18].
• Belém Tower's location is recorded as Freguesia de Santa Maria de Belém^[19].
• Belém Tower's part of is recorded as Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon^[20].
• Belém Tower's Commons category is recorded as Torre de Belém^[21].
• Belém Tower's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20008452^[22].
• +1515-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Belém Tower^[23].
• Belém Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.691388888889, 'lon': -9.2158333333333}^[24].
• Belém Tower's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05gbx6^[25].
• Belém Tower's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 263bis-002^[26].
• Belém Tower's official website is recorded as http://www.torrebelem.pt/pt/index.php^[27].

Body

Geography

Belém Tower is in the country of Portugal^[4]. It is located in Belém^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Atlantic Ocean^[5], an ocean^[28] and Tagus River^[6], a river^[29], in Portugal^[30]. Its part of is recorded as Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon^[20].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+0.09'}^[31] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+51.5'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include fort^[8], fortified tower^[9], cultural heritage^[10], and tourist attraction^[11]. Heritage statuses include National Monument of Portugal^[33] and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[34].

History and Context

+1515-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Belém Tower^[23].

Why It Matters

Belém Tower ranks in the top 0.34% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,690 views/month, #3 of 879).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]