The Castelo de São Jorge
Views overlooking Lisbon, and its great many plazas

 

The outside walls of the castle from
just in front


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No doubt this canon could have
felled anyone or anything standing
in the plaza or houses far below...


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A reconstructed tower wall
personify's all that is classically
thought of to be a "castle"

Indeed, if castles are what you are in
need of, go to no other place than
to Portugal, and they have a few
churches too...


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The might River Tagus is in plain view
from anywhere atop the front
of the castles main walls.
The Comèrcio plaza and Baixa
district lie in the distance


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Looking beyond central Lisbon, you
can see taller, more modern buildings
in the fading background


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You can see Lisbon's main bridge across
the Tagus, Ponte de 25 Abril


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From the castle comes a direct
vantage over most of the sights
of Lisbon


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A multi domed church sits a few blocks
in front of the Riger Tagus


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