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The Monument of the Discoveries (Portuguese: Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈðɾɐ̃w duʒ ðɨʃkuβɾiˈmẽtuʃ]) is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon.
This category is on the articles pertaining to monuments in the city of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Pages in category "Monuments and memorials in Lisbon" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Works finished by 2014, and the monument, standing 54,90 metre high including the recovered elements, [7] was re-inaugurated on 31 July 2014. [8] Three buried sculpted heads of native americans (reportedly representing the aztec, maya and taíno civilizations) part of the original monument were found out by 2011 during the disassembly of the ...
The Padrão dos Descobrimentos ("Monument to the Discoveries") in Lisbon. Having fought to achieve and to retain independence, the nation's leadership had also a desire for fresh conquests. Added to this was a long struggle to expel the Moors that was religiously sanctioned and influenced by foreign crusaders with a desire for martial fame.
A Monument of the Discoveries of Portugal Padrão dos Descobrimentos was designed by Leopoldo de Almeida and Cottinelli Telmo. It was dismantled in 1958 and rebuilt in 1960 to honor the 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Henry the Navigator .
The national monuments of Portugal (Portuguese: Monumentos Nacionais) were constructed throughout the Portuguese territory, and the oldest date back to the period of pre-historic settlement of occupation. Subsequently, the region that is today Portugal has been colonized by many civilizations, which have left marks in the territory ...
Pedro Escobar, also known as Pero Escobar, was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator who discovered São Tomé (December 21, 1471), Annobón (January 1, 1472), Príncipe (January 17, 1472) islands, together with João de Santarém c. 1470. [1]
There is a reproduction of the Barcelona monument (statue only) in mahogany wood, on top of building Les Amériques. [172] Madrid. Monument to Columbus, 1881–1885; Monumento al Descubrimiento de América, Jardines del Descubrimiento (1977) (Monument for the Discovery of America, Discovery Gardens) Maspalomas, Gran Canaria