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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 ...
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Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.6906645919396, -9.421208371684521 It was built after 1640, as part of the Barra do Tejo defense plan, directed by the Count of Cantanhede. Equipped with a large battery compared to the fort and three juxtaposed rectangular bodies, with different areas, it crossed fire with the Citadel battery and defended the small mouth of Ribeira dos Mochos. In the second half of the 18th century it was the subject of several construction campaigns, the most significant being ...
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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 ...
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Made in PT bringing 560.web3 content to the world.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 ...
Made in PT bringing 560.web3 content to the world.Forte de Santa Marta, Cascais - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.6906645919396, -9.421208371684521 It was built after 1640, as part of the Barra do Tejo defense plan, directed by the Count of Cantanhede. Equipped with a large battery compared to the fort and three juxtaposed rectangular bodies, with different areas, it crossed fire with the Citadel battery and defended the small mouth of Ribeira dos Mochos. In the second half of the 18th century it was the subject of several construction campaigns, the most significant being ...
Made in PT bringing 560.web3 content to the world.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 ...
«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 36.9296410207922, -25.016189185981204
The Lighthouses and Beacons Commission already proposed in 1881 the establishment of a lighthouse at Ponta do Castelo, on the island of S. Maria. The plan would not materialize as quickly as its authors might have hoped. The project for its construction, dated March 6, 1925, was budgeted at 250,000$00.
For the construction of the lighthouse, land had to be purchased from different owners, some by way of transfer, others for the amount of three thousand four hundred escudos.
The Gonçalo Velho lighthouse came into operation on November 15, 1927. The lighthouse was named after the navigator who discovered the island. It is located in Ponta do Castelo in the SE part of S. Maria Island. It has a tower 14 meters high and 114 meters high. It was equipped with a 3rd order lenticular apparatus, large model (500 mm focal length), the main light source being BBT gas, and had as a reserve the incandescence by oil vapor and a constant level lamp. The rotation of the optics was produced by the watchmaking machine.
The upper part of the dome was made of glass to give it the characteristic of an airship.
In 1934, another house was built in order to increase the capacity of the lighthouse and a few years later (1955), the engine room and fuel tank were built.
The lighthouse was electrified in 1957 with the assembly of generating sets, changing the light source to a 3000W 120V incandescent lamp.
The clockwork machine gave way to an electric rotating motor in 1971.
In 1987 the lighthouse was automated with the DF model system. The power of the light source was reduced with the installation of a 1000W 120V halogen lamp. In the same year, ant beacon monitoring equipment was installed.
It was electrified with electricity from the public grid in 1991.
LOCATION: On the SE point (point of the Castle) of S. Maria Island
FUNCTION: Coastal
ESTABLISHMENT: November 15, 1927
LATITUDE: 36º 55.72'N - 36º 55.78' N (WGS)
LONGITUDE: 25º 0.99'W - 25º 00.97' W (WGS)
HEIGHT: 14 meters
ALTITUDE: 114 meters
RANGE: 25 Miles (46.3KM)
FEATURE: FI(3)W 13.5s
OPTICS 3rd Order, large model (500 mm focal length).
Versão portuguesa aqui.
GPS 36.9296410207922, -25.016189185981204
The Lighthouses and Beacons Commission already proposed in 1881 the establishment of a lighthouse at Ponta do Castelo, on the island of S. Maria. The plan would not materialize as quickly as its authors might have hoped. The project for its construction, dated March 6, 1925, was budgeted at 250,000$00.
For the construction of the lighthouse, land had to be purchased from different owners, some by way of transfer, others for the amount of three thousand four hundred escudos.
The Gonçalo Velho lighthouse came into operation on November 15, 1927. The lighthouse was named after the navigator who discovered the island. It is located in Ponta do Castelo in the SE part of S. Maria Island. It has a tower 14 meters high and 114 meters high. It was equipped with a 3rd order lenticular apparatus, large model (500 mm focal length), the main light source being BBT gas, and had as a reserve the incandescence by oil vapor and a constant level lamp. The rotation of the optics was produced by the watchmaking machine.
The upper part of the dome was made of glass to give it the characteristic of an airship.
In 1934, another house was built in order to increase the capacity of the lighthouse and a few years later (1955), the engine room and fuel tank were built.
The lighthouse was electrified in 1957 with the assembly of generating sets, changing the light source to a 3000W 120V incandescent lamp.
The clockwork machine gave way to an electric rotating motor in 1971.
In 1987 the lighthouse was automated with the DF model system. The power of the light source was reduced with the installation of a 1000W 120V halogen lamp. In the same year, ant beacon monitoring equipment was installed.
It was electrified with electricity from the public grid in 1991.
LOCATION: On the SE point (point of the Castle) of S. Maria Island
FUNCTION: Coastal
ESTABLISHMENT: November 15, 1927
LATITUDE: 36º 55.72'N - 36º 55.78' N (WGS)
LONGITUDE: 25º 0.99'W - 25º 00.97' W (WGS)
HEIGHT: 14 meters
ALTITUDE: 114 meters
RANGE: 25 Miles (46.3KM)
FEATURE: FI(3)W 13.5s
OPTICS 3rd Order, large model (500 mm focal length).
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