Lisbon, Portugal

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The 25 de Abril Bridge in the background was built by the same company who built the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Torre de Belém (Belém Tower)

Built between 1514 and 1520, the Belém 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.

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The Rua Augusta Arch is a stone, triumphal arch-like, historical building and visitor attraction in Lisbon, Portugal, on Commerce Square, built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake.

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Every once in awhile I'd try the panorama function on my camera

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LISBON CATHEDRAL

(Lisbon's oldest building)

Lisbon's ancient cathedral was built by Portugal's first king on the site of an old mosque in 1150 for the city's first bishop, the English crusader Gilbert of Hastings.

From outside (with two bell towers and a splendid rose window) it resembles a medieval fortress, while inside it appears predominantly Romanesque, with a Gothic choir and ambulatory. At the entrance, to the left, is a baptismal font used in 1195 to baptize Saint Anthony who was born nearby, and in the first chapel on the left is a beautifully detailed nativity scene.

In the sacristy is the cathedral treasury with numerous sacred objects, the most important being the casket containing the remains of St. Vincent, the official patron saint of Lisbon.