Talk:Serra da Estrela

Can someone add a reference to this: "However, in 1716 - 1726 the Portuguese king João V ordered the construction of a 7 m tall tower so that the peak could reach 2000 m. The location of this tower is known as "Torre" ("Tower", literally translated)." -- I don't think that Portugal used metric system in the early 18th century.


 * There was no "metric system" before the French Revolution, but it is used now, as using other units now makes them impossible to figure. --Xyzt1234 (talk) 21:44, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

It's half true. It was the king João VI about 100 years later. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Japf (talk • contribs) 23:40, 30 March 2010 (UTC)