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Tomar’s pleasant central square, Praça da Republica, is flanked by the elegant Manueline church of São João Baptista, with an unusual octagonal belfry and intricate portico, and the 17th-century town hall.
Two of these are registered as National Treasures: the shariden (hall of holy relics), built in 1282, and the huge belfry on the hill above.
The piazza’s beloved Campanile (Bell Tower), at 99 m (324 ft) is the highest structure in the city, for 10 centuries its belfry, lighthouse, weather vane, and gun turret.
Give or take a micromillimeter or two depending on annual subsidence, that means the 8-storied belfry stands approximately 57 m (187 ft) high on its north side, less on the south.
As you approach a second set of stone steps, you see on the right a belfry and a tall bronze candelabrum; on the left is a drum tower and a bronze revolving lantern.