The Architect · Mariana · Lisbon
Torre de Belém
A war machine that chose to be beautiful. The Moorish loggias and rope mouldings are pure show over a gun deck.
The 1519 fortress tower on the Tejo — Manueline stone lace, Moorish balconies, and a rhinoceros carved before Europe had seen one.
— Mariana, The Architect
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