{"id":1107,"date":"2025-10-22T19:20:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T02:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carnivalinus.com\/?p=1107"},"modified":"2025-10-22T19:21:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T02:21:42","slug":"5-dieu-co-the-ban-chua-biet-ve-thap-belem-belem-tower-bieu-tuong-hang-hai-huyen-thoai-cua-lisbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carnivalinus.com\/en\/5-dieu-co-the-ban-chua-biet-ve-thap-belem-belem-tower-bieu-tuong-hang-hai-huyen-thoai-cua-lisbon\/","title":{"rendered":"5 things you might not know about Bel\u00e9m Tower \u2013 Lisbon's legendary maritime icon."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nof Lisbon<\/p>\n

\ud83e\ude96 It used to be\u2026 a floating fortress on the river
\nThe Bel\u00e9m Tower was originally built in the early 16th century on a small island in the middle of the Tagus River, completely isolated from the mainland. It served as a fortress protecting the port of Lisbon from pirates and foreign warships \u2013 like a silent soldier guarding the country's gateway.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf00 A masterpiece of unique Manueline architecture
\nThe tower is a perfect example of the Manueline style \u2013 unique to Portugal \u2013 with motifs such as ropes, anchors, sea anemone flowers, and religious symbols carved with exquisite detail. This style is a blend of Gothic and maritime inspirations from the Age of Navigation.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd8f The first rhinoceros imagery in European architecture.
\nNear the tower's entrance is a small bas-relief depicting a rhinoceros \u2013 believed to be the first depiction of a rhinoceros ever seen in European architecture. It was inspired by a real gift: a rhinoceros sent by an Indian king to King Manuel I in 1515!<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd73\ufe0f Formerly a prison and tax collection station
\nAfter its military role ended, the tower was used as a prison, especially for political prisoners. In addition, it served as a place for inspecting and collecting taxes on goods \u2013 a gateway for controlling trade before entering the capital, Lisbon.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc5 Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
\nAlong with the Jer\u00f3nimos Monastery, the Bel\u00e9m Tower was designated a World Heritage Site in 1983. More than just a remarkable architectural structure, it symbolizes the golden age when Portugal ventured out to sea and led the world's explorations.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

c\u1ee7a Lisbon \ud83e\ude96 T\u1eebng l\u00e0… ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i n\u1ed5i tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng Th\u00e1p Bel\u00e9m ban \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 16 tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o nh\u1ecf gi\u1eefa s\u00f4ng Tagus, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n t\u00e1ch bi\u1ec7t v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 l\u00e0 ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 c\u1ea3ng Lisbon kh\u1ecfi h\u1ea3i t\u1eb7c v\u00e0 t\u00e0u chi\u1ebfn n\u01b0\u1edbc…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95,79],"tags":[101,104,103,102],"class_list":["post-1107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chau-au","category-so-tay-lu-hanh","tag-belemtower","tag-carnivalus","tag-catholic","tag-pilgrimage"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carnivalinus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carnivalinus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carnivalinus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carnivalinus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carnivalinus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carnivalinus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1110,"href":"https:\/\/carnivalinus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107\/revisions\/1110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carnivalinus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carnivalinus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carnivalinus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}