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Along with nearby Monastery of the Hieronymites [Mosteiro dos Jerónimos], the Tower was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.The Tower of Belem is in Lisbon [Lisboa], Portugal's capital city. The tower was commissioned by João II [March 3, 1455 - October 25, 1495] for defense and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. It was built, by military architect Francisco de Arruda [d. 1547] from 1515 to 1521, at the mouth of the Tagus River [Rio Tejo] on the Atlantic Ocean . The tower was dedicated to Lisbon's patron saint, São Vicente [St. Vincent of Saragossa, martyred c. 304 AD].
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