Padrão dos Descobrimentos - Monument of the Discoveries on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery (or Age of Exploration) during the 15th and 16th centuries. Portugal ( Vasco da Gama 1460 - 1524 Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.)

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Belém, Lisbon, Portugal
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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