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Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.691652189603964, -9.215969383207815Built on the northern bank of the Tagus between 1514 and 1520 as part of the Tagus estuary defence system, the Tower of Belém is one of the architectural jewels of the reign of Manuel I. In the tower as a whole one can distinguish two distinct volumes and military architectural models: the mediaeval keep tower and the modern bulwark which, as it contained two artillery levels, allowed for long-distance cannon firing as well as ...

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.698112850075525, -9.206629905588464The Monastery of Santa Maria de Belém, better known as Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, is a Portuguese monastery, built at the end of the 15th century by King D. Manuel I and was entrusted to the Order of São Jerónimo. It is located in the parish of Belém, in the city and municipality of Lisbon. It has, since 2016, the status of National Pantheon. The culmination of Manueline architecture, this monastery is the most notable Portuguese ...

CR7 2023 Edition
Versão portuguesa aqui.Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro born 5 February 1985 is a Portuguese professional football player who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Professional League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, the most by a European player. He has won 32 trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champion...
«There is, in the most western part of Iberia, a very strange people: they neither govern nor allow themselves to be governed!»

Torre de Belém - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.691652189603964, -9.215969383207815Built on the northern bank of the Tagus between 1514 and 1520 as part of the Tagus estuary defence system, the Tower of Belém is one of the architectural jewels of the reign of Manuel I. In the tower as a whole one can distinguish two distinct volumes and military architectural models: the mediaeval keep tower and the modern bulwark which, as it contained two artillery levels, allowed for long-distance cannon firing as well as ...

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.698112850075525, -9.206629905588464The Monastery of Santa Maria de Belém, better known as Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, is a Portuguese monastery, built at the end of the 15th century by King D. Manuel I and was entrusted to the Order of São Jerónimo. It is located in the parish of Belém, in the city and municipality of Lisbon. It has, since 2016, the status of National Pantheon. The culmination of Manueline architecture, this monastery is the most notable Portuguese ...

CR7 2023 Edition
Versão portuguesa aqui.Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro born 5 February 1985 is a Portuguese professional football player who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Professional League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, the most by a European player. He has won 32 trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champion...
«There is, in the most western part of Iberia, a very strange people: they neither govern nor allow themselves to be governed!»

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GPS 39.01403563261705, -27.95479873814545
The General Plan approved in 1883 provided for the construction of a 4th order lighthouse. The budget drawn up in 1881 anticipated that its cost would be 7,962$000 réis, 2,000$000 of which for buildings and the rest for the lantern and device.
In 1891, Adviser Almeida de Ávila spoke about the need to install a 4th or 5th order light “at the highest point of the large islet outside Ponta do Carapacho”.
The 1902 Commission also ruled on the subject, proposing a 5th order device for Ponta do Carapacho, showing three white flashes every 10 seconds.
The land for the construction of the lighthouse was purchased for the amount of 6,927$50.

The Carapacho lighthouse, however, would only be established on May 26, 1956. It is located in Ponta do Carapacho. The height of the tower is 14 meters and the altitude is 191 meters. Initially, it was equipped with a 5th order lenticular apparatus (187.5 mm focal length), the light source being acetylene gas incandescence that gave groups of 2 flashes of red light. The glow sleeve was mounted on an automatically operated sleeve changer. The rotation of the optics was also ensured by a gas engine. Annual gas consumption was around 11,000 liters.
In 1961 the light changed to white.
The lighthouse started to turn on and off automatically through a solar valve in 1978. It was electrified in 1987 by connecting it to the public power distribution network.
The optical apparatus was dismantled, giving rise to a 6th order fixed optic (150 mm focal length). The light source became a 50 watt halogen lamp.
From 1995 it was automated with the APCL -10 system.

LOCATION: On the tip of Carapacho on Graciosa Island
FUNCTION: Coastal
ESTABLISHMENT: May 26, 1956
LATITUDE: 39º 0.85'N - 39º 0.84' N (WGS)
LONGITUDE: 27º 57.35'W - 27º 57.31' W (WGS)
HEIGHT: 14 meters
ALTITUDE: 191 meters
RANGE: 15 Miles (27.8KM)
FEATURE: FI (2) W 10s
OPTICS: 6th order fixed optics (150 mm focal length).
Versão portuguesa aqui.
GPS 39.01403563261705, -27.95479873814545
The General Plan approved in 1883 provided for the construction of a 4th order lighthouse. The budget drawn up in 1881 anticipated that its cost would be 7,962$000 réis, 2,000$000 of which for buildings and the rest for the lantern and device.
In 1891, Adviser Almeida de Ávila spoke about the need to install a 4th or 5th order light “at the highest point of the large islet outside Ponta do Carapacho”.
The 1902 Commission also ruled on the subject, proposing a 5th order device for Ponta do Carapacho, showing three white flashes every 10 seconds.
The land for the construction of the lighthouse was purchased for the amount of 6,927$50.

The Carapacho lighthouse, however, would only be established on May 26, 1956. It is located in Ponta do Carapacho. The height of the tower is 14 meters and the altitude is 191 meters. Initially, it was equipped with a 5th order lenticular apparatus (187.5 mm focal length), the light source being acetylene gas incandescence that gave groups of 2 flashes of red light. The glow sleeve was mounted on an automatically operated sleeve changer. The rotation of the optics was also ensured by a gas engine. Annual gas consumption was around 11,000 liters.
In 1961 the light changed to white.
The lighthouse started to turn on and off automatically through a solar valve in 1978. It was electrified in 1987 by connecting it to the public power distribution network.
The optical apparatus was dismantled, giving rise to a 6th order fixed optic (150 mm focal length). The light source became a 50 watt halogen lamp.
From 1995 it was automated with the APCL -10 system.

LOCATION: On the tip of Carapacho on Graciosa Island
FUNCTION: Coastal
ESTABLISHMENT: May 26, 1956
LATITUDE: 39º 0.85'N - 39º 0.84' N (WGS)
LONGITUDE: 27º 57.35'W - 27º 57.31' W (WGS)
HEIGHT: 14 meters
ALTITUDE: 191 meters
RANGE: 15 Miles (27.8KM)
FEATURE: FI (2) W 10s
OPTICS: 6th order fixed optics (150 mm focal length).
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