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Cruising into Lisbon and passing by the Belem Tower on the way to the dock.

Belém Tower (Portuguese: Torre de Belém, pronounced: [ˈtoʁ(ɨ) dɨ bɨˈlɐ̃ȷ̃]) or the Tower of St Vincent is a fortified tower located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (along with the nearby Jerónimos Monastery) because of the significant role it played in the Portuguese maritime discoveries of the era of the Age of Discoveries.The tower was commissioned by King John II to be part of a defense system at the mouth of the Tagus river and a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.

The tower was built in the early 16th century and is a prominent example of the Portuguese Manueline style, but it also incorporates hints of other architectural styles. The structure was built from lioz limestone and is composed of a bastion and the 30 m (100 foot),[1] four storey tower. It has incorrectly been stated that the tower was built in the middle of the Tagus and now sits near the shore because the river was redirected after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. In fact, the tower was built on a small island in the Tagus River near the Lisbon shore.
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New on 500px : Lesser Poland with steam train (4) by kkStB by kkStB

Parowozem przez Małopolskę 2014
Per Dampflok durch Kleinpolen 2014

Ex German war steam locomotive, still in service in Poland (DRG 52 serie, PKP Ty2 or Ty42 serie). Ty2 where built during the war by the Reich’s industry (in many occupied countries) and Ty42 is a steam engine built in free Poland just after the 2nd world war using components left by escaping nazis.

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