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street-by-street: Belém

Portugal’s former maritime glory, expressed in
the imposing, exuberant buildings such as the
Jerónimos monastery, is evident all around
belém. in salazar’s (see p19) attempted revival
of awareness of Portugal’s Golden age, the
area along the waterfront, which had silted up
since the days of the caravels, was restructured
to celebrate the former greatness of the nation. 4 . Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
Praça do império was laid out for the exhibition Vaulted arcades and richly carved columns
of the Portuguese World in 1940 and Praça adorned with foliage, exotic animals and
navigational instruments decorate the
afonso de albuquerque was dedicated to Manueline cloister of the Jerónimos monastery.
Portugal’s first Viceroy of india. The royal
Palácio de belém, restored with gardens and
a riding school by João V in the 18th century,
briefly housed the royal family after the
1755 earthquake. t r A v e s s A d o s f e r r e I r o s

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5 Museu Nacional
de Arqueologia
Archaeological finds ranging
Torre de Belém from an Iron Age gold
(see p72) bracelet to Moorish artifacts
are among the interesting
exhibits on display.

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Praça do Império
is the great square in front Key
of the monastery. The
central fountain is lit up Suggested route
on special occasions.

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