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Padrao do Descobimentos
The monument, which translated means "Monument to the Discoveries"
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.
The original monument was built with perishable materials, but it was rebuilt in concrete in 1960, in time for the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator.
He is the figure at the tip of the monument, looking out over the river. Behind Henry, on both sides of the monument, are statues of 33 other great people of that era, including explorers, cartographers, artists, scientists and missionaries.
Lisbon, Portugal
Padrao do Descobimentos
The monument, which translated means "Monument to the Discoveries"
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.
The original monument was built with perishable materials, but it was rebuilt in concrete in 1960, in time for the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator.
He is the figure at the tip of the monument, looking out over the river. Behind Henry, on both sides of the monument, are statues of 33 other great people of that era, including explorers, cartographers, artists, scientists and missionaries.
Lisbon, Portugal