Monument to the Discoveries in Lisbon
by W Chris Fooshee
Title
Monument to the Discoveries in Lisbon
Artist
W Chris Fooshee
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Photograph
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The Padrão dos Descobrimentos or Monument to the Discoveries, celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery or Age of Exploration during the 15th and 16th centuries. This gleaming white stone monument was built on the north bank of the Tagus River in 1960 for the 500th anniversary of the death of Portugal’s Prince Henry the Navigator and to symbolize Portugal’s role during the Age of Discoveries.
The monument is 52 m (170 ft) high and is composed of concrete and stone built to resemble the bow of a ship heading towards the sea on the Tagus River. There are 32 different statues on both sides of the monument representing Portugal’s most influential figures associated with the voyages of discovery. Explorers, cartographers, artists, scientists, missionaries and members of the royal family, all follow a statue of Prince Henry the Navigator standing at the front looking out over the Tagus River.
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March 19th, 2020
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