Stunning detail of Padrao dos Descobrimentos (Monument of the Discoveries), Lisbon, Portugal

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Located on the northern bank of the Tagus river estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belem, where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, this monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery (or Age of Exploration) during the 15th and 16th centuries

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Size: 5184px × 3888px
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Photo credit: © Photogilio / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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