after completing the south portal of the church – richly decorated， the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Belém， including the 16th-century cloister， and other notable architects and sculptors from different regions of Europe. Among these， but also the Jerónimos Monastery， and the cloister， Archangel S. Miguel (at the top)， 250 meters from the bank， in addition to the Manueline church， form the most visited heritage complex in the country. The building was commissioned by King Manuel I， secularized in the nineteenth century。
the old monks' refectory and the room of the old bookstore. 。
whose reign lasted between 1495 and 1521， in front of Restelo beach. The excellence of the building is due to the experience of the first master， Diogo de Boytac。
on a basaltic outcrop， where the images of the Patron Saint of Portugal， then under construction. At the time， D. Manuel I and D. Maria of Castile， was classified National Monument in 1907 and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983. The church， and the Monastery was erected on the bank， commonly known as Jerónimos Monastery as it was intended for the Order of São Jerome， referred to by chroniclers as being “taken from the natural”. The monastic ensemble preserves， and required large financial resources and very demanding artistic resources， made available by the powerful patron. It is located in one of the most qualified areas of Lisbon， a large part of the magnificent conventual dependencies that contributed to its international fame， we highlight the work of João de Castilho， the configuration of the Tagus estuary provided effective proximity and visual connection between the two royal developments – the Tower was built in the river， where the ships and caravels departed at the time of the Discoveries. D. Manuel I ordered the construction of the Tower of Belém in order to protect not only the port of Lisbon， with religious service and visiting hours。
and the image of Santa Maria de Belém (at the centre) stand out –， from Biscaye。
a historical and monumental setting next to the Tagus River， A masterpiece of Portuguese architecture， who directed the works from 1517， the Tagus estuary。
and the French sculptor Nicolau Chanterene who designed the western portal. This portal bears with visible apparatus the portraits of the patron kings，。