Very close to the CCB and the Berardo Collection, there is one of the most iconic buildings of Lisbon, The Belem Tower. Perhaps is not as big as many people can imagine, but when you visit it, you must flash back in time and see the tower in it real time in the XVI century. If you observe the building in such time perspective, then you realize how beauty it is, and how important to a city like Lisbon.
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To feel the tower I recommend you visit by day and night, because in both situations you will feel the magic of this place, by day the remind of the past times and its magnificence will come back to you, and during the night you feel how peaceful is the Tejo river, and is a perfect time to admire the real beauty of the tower.
Belém Tower (in Portuguese Torre de Belém,is a fortified tower located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site (along with the nearby Jerónimos Monastery) because of the significant role it played in the Portuguese maritime discoveries of the era of the Age of Discoveries.The tower was commissioned by King John II to be part of a defense system at the mouth of the Tagus River and a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. The tower was built in the early 16th century and is a prominent example of the Portuguese Manueline style, but it also incorporates hints of other architectural styles. The structure was built from lioz limestone and is composed of a bastion and the 30 meter (100 foot), four story tower. It has incorrectly been stated that the tower was built in the middle of the Tagus and now sits near the shore because the river was redirected after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. In fact, the tower was built on a small island in the Tagus River near the Lisbon shore.
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