Monument to discoveries / Padrão dos descobrimentos
English
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padr%c3%a3o_dos_Descobrimentos
is a monument that celebrates the Portuguese who took part in the Age of Discovery, or the Age of Exploration, of the 15th and 16th centuries. It is located on the estuary of the Tagus river in the Belém parish of Lisbon, Portugal, where ships departed to their often unknown destinations.
The monument consists of a 52 metre-high slab of concrete, carved into the shape of the prow of a ship. The side that faces away from the river features a carved sword stretching the full height of the monument. It was conceived by Portuguese artists, architect Cottinelli Telmo and sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida as a temporary beacon of the Portuguese World Fair in 1940. The Monument to the Discoveries represents a romantic idealisation of the Portuguese past that was typical during the regime of Salazar.
Português
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monumento_aos_Descobrimentos
O Monumento aos Descobrimentos, popularmente conhecido como Padrão dos Descobrimentos, localiza-se na freguesia de Belém, na cidade e Distrito de Lisboa, em Portugal.
Em posição destacada na margem direita do rio Tejo, o monumento foi erguido para homenagear os elementos envolvidos no processo dos Descobrimentos portugueses.
Monument to discoveries / Padrão dos descobrimentos
English
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padr%c3%a3o_dos_Descobrimentos
is a monument that celebrates the Portuguese who took part in the Age of Discovery, or the Age of Exploration, of the 15th and 16th centuries. It is located on the estuary of the Tagus river in the Belém parish of Lisbon, Portugal, where ships departed to their often unknown destinations.
The monument consists of a 52 metre-high slab of concrete, carved into the shape of the prow of a ship. The side that faces away from the river features a carved sword stretching the full height of the monument. It was conceived by Portuguese artists, architect Cottinelli Telmo and sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida as a temporary beacon of the Portuguese World Fair in 1940. The Monument to the Discoveries represents a romantic idealisation of the Portuguese past that was typical during the regime of Salazar.
Português
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monumento_aos_Descobrimentos
O Monumento aos Descobrimentos, popularmente conhecido como Padrão dos Descobrimentos, localiza-se na freguesia de Belém, na cidade e Distrito de Lisboa, em Portugal.
Em posição destacada na margem direita do rio Tejo, o monumento foi erguido para homenagear os elementos envolvidos no processo dos Descobrimentos portugueses.