Monument to the Discoveries, Tagus river, Lisbon, Portugal
Padrao dos Descobrimentos or Monument to the Discoveries, and the 25 de Abril suspension bridge crossing the Tagus river estuary, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monument was built 1958-60, replacing an earlier monument built for the 1940 Portuguese World Fair, to celebrate the golden age of Portuguese exploration. The monument opened on the 5th centennial of the death of Henry the Navigator and features 33 statues of figures from the exploration age led by Henry the Navigator holding a model carrack. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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