Belém Tower: Then and Now
Fortified tower on the Tagus completed in 1519, a symbol of Portugal's Age of Discovery.
Today
Key facts
| Country today | Portugal |
| Status | Standing |
| Date | 1519 |
| Nearest city on the map | Lisbon (about 7 km) |
| Location | 38.692° N, -9.216° E |
Belém TowerOpen Belém Tower in the interactive map
Who ruled this place
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Hallstatt culture |
| 323 BC–101 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 100 BC–2 BC | Roman Republic |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Maximian) |
| 400–499 | Western Roman Empire |
| 500–599 | Visigoths |
| 600–699 | Visigothic Kingdom |
| 700–799 | Umayyad Caliphate |
| 800–999 | Emirate of Córdoba |
| 1000–1099 | Caliphate of Córdoba |
| 1100–1199 | Almoravid dynasty |
| 1200–today | Portugal |
Other landmarks nearby
Mosque–Cathedral of CórdobaStanding · AD 785
Santiago de Compostela CathedralStanding · 1211