Built in 1513 for the defense of the port of Lisbon, the Belém Tower became the starting point for colonial expeditions to Africa and India. Let us provide a little more information to strengthen our claim that this structure is the "illegitimate" child of the Galata Tower and the Maiden's Tower: The tower is forty-two meters high and has six floors, with a cistern at its entrance. Many sources state that the Maiden's Tower also has two cisterns, one inside and one outside. Like its mother and father, the Belém Tower is also used as a prison. The legend of a princess living in the tower being bitten to death by a snake that emerged from a basket of grapes has been told by the people of Lisbon for years. The same legend is also told about the Maiden's Tower. The most important evidence, however, is the tower's appearance and its location. Resembling the Galata Tower, the Belém Tower is built on rocks very close to the shore. Just like its mother, the Maiden's Tower...