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Belém. Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (The Hieronymites Monastery or Monastery of the Jeronimos) is located near the shore of the parish of Belém.
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The Order of Saint Jerome or Hieronymites is a Roman Catholic enclosed religious order and a common name for several congregations of hermit monks.
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Belém. The monastery is one of the most prominent monuments of the Manueline-style architecture (Portuguese late-Gothic), classified in 1983 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the nearby Tower of Belém.
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Belém Tower (Torre de Belém), 1519. 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.
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Belém Tower is built in the the Portuguese late gothic, Manueline style which I do not like at all. The decorative carved, twisted rope and knots point to Portugal's nautical history and are common in the Manueline style.
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The eastern, northern and western walls have double-arch enclosures, with the north-east and north-west corners occupied by statutes of Saint Vincent of Saragossa and the archangel Michael in niches.
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Belém. Construction of the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos was financed by "pepper money", a tax levied on spices, precious stones and gold.
