Editing Lisbon (section)

====Belém====
{{Main|Santa Maria de Belém|l1=Belém}}

Belém is famous as the place from which many of the great [[Portugal|Portuguese]] explorers set off on their voyages of discovery. In particular, it is the place from which [[Vasco da Gama]] departed for [[India]] in 1497 and Pedro Álvares Cabral departed for Brazil in 1499. It is also a former royal residence and features the 17th – 18th-century [[Belém Palace]], a former royal residence now occupied by the [[President of Portugal]], and the [[Ajuda Palace]], begun in 1802 but never completed.

Perhaps Belém's most famous feature is its tower, [[Belém Tower|Torre de Belém]], whose image is much used by Lisbon's tourist board. The tower was built as a fortified lighthouse late in the reign of [[Manuel I of Portugal|Dom Manuel l]] (1515–1520) to guard the entrance to the port. It stood on a little island on the right side of the [[Tagus]], surrounded by water. Belém's other major historical building is the ''[[Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon|Mosteiro dos Jerónimos]]'' (Jerónimos Monastery), which the [[Belém Tower|Torre de Belém]] was built partly to defend. Belém's most notable modern feature is the [[Padrão dos Descobrimentos]] (Monument to the Discoveries) built for the Portuguese World Fair in 1940. In the heart of Belém is the ''Praça do Império'': gardens centred upon a large fountain, laid out during [[World War II]]. To the west of the gardens lies the ''[[Centro Cultural de Belém]]''. Belém is one of the most visited Lisbon districts. Here is located the [[Estádio do Restelo]], home to [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]].

{{wide image|JeronimosLisbon (cropped).jpg|1000px|align-cap=center|View of [[Jerónimos Monastery]] and ''Praça do Império'' (Empire Square) from the top of the ''[[Padrão dos Descobrimentos]]'' in [[Belém (Lisbon)|Belém]]}}